A 39-key church barrel organ
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A 39-key church barrel organ

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A 39-key church barrel organ
by Flight & Sons, King William St., London, with 118 wood and metal pipes, three stops and four ten air barrels, in oak grained (incomplete) softwood case with false gilt pipes in central gothic opening, with crenelated cornice -112in. (284cm) high (approximately when complete), 51in. (129.5cm) wide, main carcase
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Lot Essay

Originally installed in Diss Church, Norfolk, as recorded on the inside of a barrel case lid which includes the inscription, first played by Mr. Flight, April 1841.

The Flight & Sons King Williams Street, Charing Cross address is engraved on the brass fronted keyframe and, on three of the barrels finished in blue-grey paint, are labels reading Flight & Sons, (from St. Martin's Lane), Organ Builders & Instrument Makers, King William Street, West Strand, London. The fourth barrel, which has paper covering the paint, has a similar label but giving the address as 36 St. Martin's Lane, Charing Cross.
One of the barrel cases has a label addressed to Miss Taylor, Diss. The organ has an added electric blower and two prints of organ layouts

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