Estey Organ Company - Brattleboro, Vermont
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BruceS
N 42° 50.763 W 072° 33.777
18T E 699139 N 4746600
Historical marker about former organ company in Brattleboro, Vermont.
Waymark Code: WM4Q32
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2008
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"here in Brattleboro, was located the world's largest manufacturer of reed organs.
For more than a century, reed and pipe organs made in Brattleboro were sold to homes and churches around the world. The usuaal slate-sided factory complex on Brige Street and the adjacent Esteyville neighborhood were developed in the early 1870's.
Philanthropic and civic-minded, the Estey Company patented many manufacturing improvements and was a pioneer in equal pay for women" - text of marker
Marker Name: Estey Organ Company
Location: Brattleboro
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