Estey Organ
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In 1852 Jacob Estey bought out a Brattleboro, Vermont manufacturing business and founded the Estey Organ Company, which became the largest manufacturer of American organs. The original company had been founded in 1846. It employed more than 500 people and its high quality items were sold as far away as Africa, Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand.
Around 500,000 to 520,000 reed organs or 'pump organs' as some term them were built between 1846 and 1955.
In 1901, the company began manufacturing pipe organs, building over 3000 before the company went out of business in 1960.
