Mason and Hamlin Company
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NorStar
N 42° 21.901 W 071° 05.465
19T E 327810 N 4692423
Blue Oval sign marks the location where Mason and Hamlin once manufactured melodeons, organs, and pianos.
Waymark Code: WM1WD6
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2007
Views: 68
The sign states:
"Melodeons, organs, and pianos were manufactured on this site from 1874 to 1925."
Boston and Cambridge were well known for their production of pianos and organs. Somewhere I had read that up to a quarter of the country's organs came from this area. Mason and Hamlin was one of several companies known for their quality craftsmanship. The industry is now gone in either city. Mason and Hamlin went through a series of owners. Owners of PianoDisc now own the company and have restarted manufacturing under that name in an old shoe factory in Haverhill. Their website, which includes a history of the company, is here: (
visit link) .
Agency Responsible for Placement: Cambridge Historical Commission
County: Middlesex
City/Town Name: Cambridge
Relevant Web Site: [Web Link]
Agency Responsible for Placement (if not in list above): Not listed
Year Placed: Not listed
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