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Organ

1894 Approximate

Packard Oak Organ and Bench. Material: wood, metal, ivory. (a) Organ. Size: 56 1/2" W. x 27 1/4" deep x 53 1/4" H. Description: oak console organ, Packard model, hinged keyboard cover, decorative carving. (b) Bench. Size: 35" W. x 11" deep x 23 1/4" H. Description: oak, ornately carved.

Organ was originally donated to St. John's Church by Mrs. Whittaker as a memorial to her brother Jesse Willard Taft in 1894. The organ was used until 1950 when an electric organ was purchased. Mrs. Treft was organist and choir leader in St. John's Church. Organ brought to museum by Dick Sandberg.