1892 Mansfield Connecticut Pipe Organ Works Wooden Pipes & Signed Founder Docs
The set includes 7 pieces from the Mansfield, Connecticut “Mansfield Organ Pipe Works” dated to 1892. A must have for any musical instrument, Victorian era, or Mansfield, Connecticut collector! 2 Mansfield Organ Pipe Works 1892 Counter checks signed by 2 of the founding McCollum family members on front & back (both checks are laminated on the front to protect their fragile state). 1 large 19 wooden piper with metal nose cap. 3 small 6.5 long (different circumference). The Mansfield Organ Pipe Works had its beginning when brothers Erastus and Selden McCollum built a church organ in their barn in Rockville, Connecticut while specializing in the manufacturing of wood and metal organ pipes. Assisted by Erastus sons, Julian and Henry, they built a reputation for their quality products. McCollum or (Felon as used by his descendants) entered the business manufacturing wooden pipe organs and pedals in 1871 and started an independent business. In 1874 he moved to a mill building in the Merrow section of Mansfield. In1876 the business was move to leased space in the Brigham paper mill in the Mansfield Depot, and organized under the Mansfield Organ Pipe Works. He managed the company from 1889 until 1925. In 1892 he replaced the mill with a larger four story mill which burned down in 1896. It was replaced quickly and with state of the art equipment. He invented the metal-toed wooden pipe foot and patented it in 1890. The Felelon mill provided employment for 20 workers, developed new mass production techniques, and developed many patents. The item “1892 Mansfield Connecticut Pipe Organ Works Wooden Pipes & Signed Founder Docs” is in sale since Sunday, October 18, 2020. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Music Boxes\Pre-1900″. The seller is “0113” and is located in Absecon, New Jersey. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, South africa, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Chile, Colombia, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Antigua and barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Saint lucia, Montserrat, Turks and caicos islands, Barbados, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Sri lanka, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Maldives, Nicaragua, Oman, Pakistan, Paraguay, Reunion, Uruguay.