Wangerin-Weickhardt Co.

Active: Unknown - Present Type: BuilderBuilder ID: 6513

Distinction:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ca. 1912-1924.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1991). -

Succeeded Hann-Wangerin-Weickhardt Co., name adopted 1912; The partnership of Adolph Wangerin and George J. Weickhardt in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After Weickhardt's death in 1919, Wangerin continued the firm, reorganizing as the successor firm Wangerin Organ Co. in 1924.

Staff: Carl A. Benson; Joseph J. Carruthers; Frank Harris; F. A. Heyner; T. D. Hume; Halsey G. Kinder; George E. La Marche; Jerome B. Meyer; Carl Riedler; William A. Rohlfing; Arthur R. Temple; Edmond A. Verlinden; Philip Wirsching.

Sources:
  • The Diapason, Oct. 1912, 1.
  • The Diapason, Feb. 1924, 2.
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Database Specs:

  • 45 Instruments
  • 6 Consoles
  • 0 Blowers

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