Employees
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| William
A. Aldrich |
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| Edward
J. Anderson |
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| Fred
Anderson |
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| Robert
V. Anderson |
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| Robert
V. Anderson, Jr. |
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| A.
Anita Atamaniuk |
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| Mark
K. Atamaniuk |
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Eber Augustson |
| Ivan Augustson - final assembly | |
| Bertram
E. Baldwin, Jr. - Sales Manager |
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| Arthur
H. Barnard |
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| Hazel
C. Barnard |
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| Daniel H. Bement - "...one of the oldest employees of the Estey Organ Co. celebrated his eightieth birthday anniversary Ovtober 30. The ocassion was made happy and interesting for Mr. Bement by his comrades at the factory, in the manner that is usually adopted by young people instead of veterans. He was presented with many little gifts, consisting of books, cut-flowers, etc." The Music Trades, Dec. 14, 1903 | |
| Benjamin
Betts |
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| George Bigelow - final assembly | |
| Edward
W. Bird |
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| Carl
W. Bjorklund |
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| Nellie
Blanchard |
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| William
Blanchard - final inspection 35 years |
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| Charles Booker - finishing | |
| William
Brame |
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| Clayton
Bradeen |
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| Charles
H. Brockington |
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| Mabel
Brockington |
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| George
K. Brooks |
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| A. Brungardt |
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| Harry
A. Burrington |
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| James
E. Busby |
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Claude
H.Carr |
| John
Chambers |
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| Howard
E. Chapin |
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| Alonzo
F. Crosier |
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| Helen
M. Crown |
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| Alfred
A. Dascomb |
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| Anthony
DeMatteo |
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| G.
Orville Dunklee - Plant Superintendent |
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C.
Harry
Ekberg |
| Oscar
Ekberg |
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| Arthur
L. Ellis |
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| Raymond E. Ellis | |
| Allethaire
C. Estey |
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| Wilson
G. Estey - Sales Manager |
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| Edward
E. Fallstone |
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| Oscar
S. Fellows |
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| Robert
W. Fisher |
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| Edward
D. Fitzgerald |
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| Wallace
W. Foster |
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Levi K. Fuller |
| James
Galvin |
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| Elsie
D. Gaul |
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| Victor
J. Gero |
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| Fay
Gilson - foreman, finishing |
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| Lada
Gould |
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Marshall
D. Grout |
| James
G. Guilheen |
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| Mary
E. Guilheen |
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August
F. Gunzinger - apprenticed at several large organ-building
shops
in Germany, France and Switzerland. Served as pipe maker and voicer to
Aristide Cavaille-Coll for seven years. Came to Estey Organ Company in
1905. |
| Charles
Gunzinger - Head Voicer |
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| Myrtle
A. Gunzinger |
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| Henry
Hancock - President |
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| Alfreda
P. Harris |
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| Leon
L. Harris |
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| Mary
Harris |
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| Charles
E. Haskell |
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William
E. Haskell (1865-1927) Came to Estey in 1901 to head up the
company's pipe organ department. A prolific inventor, he had numerous
patents to his credit, including the so-called labial or "reedless"
reed stops and the Haskell-bass pipes. Click on photo for more
information.
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| Fred Hebden | |
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Charles
Henkel (1842-1915) Woodworker and designer of many of the cases for
the Este reed organs. |
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Elroy
"Cy"E. Hewitt - began working for Estey during the summer
when he was 13 in 1912 and was employed full-time in 1916 at the age of
17. He worked for the company until all the employees were let go
and the company closed in 1958, except for a short period in 1932 when
the company was closed due to bankruptcy. |
| William
A. Howe |
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James
Blaine Jamison (1882-1957) Employed by Estey from
1920-1933. An early proponent of the concept of the "clarified
ensemble" as an alternative to the largely 8' based organs of the early
20th century. In 1933 he went to work for the Austin Co. for
years, designing many important organs for that company. |
| Emma
C. Johnson |
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| Henry
Johnson |
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| Oscar
B. Johnson |
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| Thorwald
A. Johnson |
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| Guy
C. Jones |
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Joseph L. Jones - brother of Samuel H. Jones. Together they established a reed organ making firm in Brattleboro, VT in 1846, which was bought out in 1852 by Jacob Estey. This was the beginning of the organ business ub Brattleboro. | |
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Samuel H. Jones | |
| Sidney
T. Jones |
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| Clayton F. Knapp | |
| Raymond
C.
Livingstone |
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| Arthur
H.
Longueil |
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| Doris
V. Magnuson |
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| Alice
B. Manning |
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| Archie
D. Marchant |
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| Hilmer
Marine |
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| Werner
Marine - final inspection 36 years |
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| Andy
Mastaler |
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| Charles
W. Merritt |
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| Nelson
Nephew |
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| Elmer
Pike |
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| Floren
L. Pike |
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| William
L. Pomeroy |
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| Leo Potvin - final assembly | |
| Premo
F. Ratti - Executive Vice-President & Treasurer |
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Hyacinth
J. Renaud |
| Bernard
R. Reynolds |
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| Paul
L. Sadd |
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| Bradford
Sargeant |
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| Martin
Schlatner |
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| Harry J. Sexton - finishing | |
| Francis
D. Shallow |
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Summer M. Sherman - Appointed superintendent of the
tuning department and began his duties | |
| Rollin
Simons |
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| Harry
M. Sparks |
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Georg Steinmeyer
- Head of the Pipe Organ Division (1955-60). |
| Ellen B. Stiff | |
| Lewis C. Stiff | |
| Glendon C. Stillings |
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| Albert
Streeter |
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| Harry
B. Sugden |
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| Clarence
W. Trendall |
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Edwin Votey - born
June 8, 1856 at Ovid in Seneca County, NY, the son of a Baptist pastor,
the Rec. Charles Votey. In April 1873, the family moved to West
Brattleboro, VT where Charles Votey had been called to take charge of a
newly established Baptist Church.
Formerly a meetinghouse for the Universalist Society, the building had
been purchased and repaired with funds from three directors of the
Estey Organ Co. |
| Floyd
Ware |
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Harry F. Waters
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| Martha
L.
Weeks |
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John
Wessel - born in Zoeterwoude, Holland 11/15/22. Employed by
Estey in 1954. Since the closing of the company in 1960, John has
repaired Estey organs extensively in the area, and probably has had
more experience with Estey pipe organ construction than any other
living person. |
| Ernest
M. White - Foreman |
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| Rosamund
Whitworth |
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| Lawrence
T. Wightman |
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| Harry
D. Wilbur |
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| Charles
E. Wilson - reed making |
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| Hannah
O. Wilson |
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Grace
A. Wisell |
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Ida
B. Worden |
| William
J. Young, Jr. |
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