_400%25_zoomed,_edit2.jpg) Estey's advertisement circa 1866–1872. | |
| Industry | Musical instruments |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1850s |
| Founder | Jacob Estey |
| Defunct | c. 1961[1][2] |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Pump organs (Melodeon, American reed organ) Pipe organs, Theatre organs, Electronic organs |
The Estey Organ Company was an organ manufacturer based in Brattleboro, Vermont, founded in 1852 by Jacob Estey. At its peak, the company was one of the world's largest organ manufacturers, employed about 700 people, and sold its high-quality items as far away as Africa, Great Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. Estey built around 500,000 to 520,000 pump organs between 1846 and 1955.
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Ahern, Douglas (2013). "Arnold Bernard and Estey". The History of the Magnatone Amplifier. MagnatoneAmps.com.
In 1959, Estey acquired Magna Electronics and made [F. Roy] Chilton the president of the Estey Corporation. Headquarters moved from the east coast to the Torrance where a line organs would be added to what was already in production under the Magnatone name. Some vague words were spoken in regard to keeping the Brattleboro operation going, but it seemed unlikely. Within a year or two, the 100 year legacy of Estey organ manufacturing finally came to an end, and the doors were closed for good.
- ^ "Mason Buys Estey Organ Shop". North Adams Transcript. November 3, 1961.