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Melodeon and stool

Melodeon and stool

Object NameMelodeon and stool

Manufacturer Taylor and Farley (American (Worcester, MA), 1855 - 1885)

Date1860

OriginUSA

MediumWood, ivory, ebony, velvet (on stool)

Dimensions31 1/4 × 47 1/2 × 38 3/4 in. with top up (79.4 × 120.7 × 98.4 cm)

ClassificationsMusical Instruments

Credit LineGift of Mr. & Mrs. Farwell T. Brown. In the Farm House Museum Collection, Farm House Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Object number78.3.1

Status

On view

Collections

Household objects, Musical instruments and Tools

Label TextThe melodeon is a small portable pump organ. It has removable legs and it is lightweight. The melodeon was often loaded on the wagon and taken to different functions to provide musical entertainment. It is played by pumping the pedals and playing the keyboard. A Victorian evening might consist of someone playing the melodeon while several people sang songs.

MarkingsTAYLOR + FARLEY WORCHESTER, MASS.

Locations

(not entered) Iowa State University, Farm House Museum, Parlor

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