General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

8

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD BODY; METAL CRANKS, WHEELS ETC.; PAPER MACHE? REELS; PAPER ROLL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

68.6 cm

Width

36.7 cm

Height

19.5 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Music

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Abbot

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

W.F. Abbot, based in Montreal, made or distributed a number of organette models that were copies of, or similar to, machines of American manufacture.

Function

PLAYS 14 NOTES USING PERFORATED PAPER ROLL & BRASS REEDS

Technical

This is a style of 14-note organette made by the thousands according to a design devised by John McTammany of Cambridgeport, Massachussetts in1876. This example is nearly identical to the Style C Mechanical Orguinette of the Mechanical Orguinette Company of New York City, which was produced as early as 1880. For more information see: Kevin A. McElhone, The Organette Book (2202), pp. 163, 165, 298, 312,

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

GOLD LETTERING ON ENDS OF TOP COVER READING 'W.F. ABBOT & CO./ MONTREAL CANADA' ON ONE END & 'MECHANICAL ORGUINETTE' ON OTHER, WITH CURVILINEAR ORNAMENTATION/ GOLD PAINTED CROWN? MOTIF ON TOP, GEOMETRICAL & DIAMOND PATTERN ON SIDES, FLEUR-DE-LIS & LINEAR PATTERN ON REELS/ RED STAMPED LETTERING ON UNDERSIDE APPEARS TO READ 'PATENTED/ 1878 187?/ F.W. ABBOT & CO/ SOLE MANUFACTURER AND/ PATENTEE/ MONTREAL CANADA'; SHEET WITH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS ATTACHED TO UNDERSIDE (SEE SUPP.INFO.)

Missing

ONE LEG; RUBBER ON ROLLERS; PIECE OF TOP COVER

Finish

VARNISHED BROWN WOOD BODY; BLACK PAINTED WOOD CRANK HANDLEGRIPS; DARK BROWNREELS

Decoration

N/A