selected list from the catalogue of the Smith American Organ Co., August 1881, A
A selected list from the August 1881 catalogue of the Smith American Organ Co. of Boston, a reed-organ maker, offering its instruments to churches, schools and households. The four engravings show upright reed organs in ornate Victorian cases with carved panels, fretwork, turned finials and tall pedal boards, a useful reference for decorative woodwork and period furniture detailing.








