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Pump Organ - Cornish & Co

Cornish & Co
Subcollections
Musical Instruments
Historical information

Founded by Joseph B Cornish, the company was located on Hornbaker Street, Washington, NJ (USA), having bought out Dawes & Wyckoff in 1879.
These parlor organs typically featured carved wooden cabinets, pedals for pumping air into the bellows, and several stops (labeled buttons) for varying the sound.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-124-2025.181
Item type
Musical instruments
Themes
Music
Inscriptions and markings

"Cornish & Co Washington N J"

Contextual information

Cornish & Co pump organs were high-quality, elaborately carved reed organs produced in Washington, New Jersey, from 1879 to approximately 1921.

Keywords
Pump Organ
Place made
France
Primary significance criteria
Artistic or aesthetic significance
Social or spiritual significance
Last modified
Tuesday, 27 January, 2026
Completeness
77
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