May 07, 2018: See Main Entry at J. H. & C. S. Odell
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October 30, 2004: From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —
Brother of Caleb S. Odell; father of George W. Odell; with Ferris & Stuart firm of New York City, New York; established J. H. & C. S. Odell with his brother in New York City, 1859.
Patents held:
- Patent #122,777; January 16, 1872; organ action.
- Patent #609,291; August 16, 1898; organ action.
Sources:
- Orpha Ochse, The History of the Organ in the United States (Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1975), 277.
- John Ogasapian, Organ Building in New York City 1700-1900 (Braintree, MA: The Organ Literature Foundation 1977), 144.
- Stephen L. Pinel, "Organbuilders and Their Families: in the Population Schedules of the Federal and State Census Surveys", The Tracker: 32:1 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1988), 28.
- [Information taken from the text of the United States patents listed above.
]
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