"Circa 1885
The Bilhorn, folding portable organ was invented by Peter Philip Bilhorn around 1885. Peter Bilhorn was an evangelist singer and composer who invented the portable organ for his evangelistic activities. He and his brother founded the...
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Aerial view of downtown Gulfport, Mississippi, 1956.
Sears & Roebuck advertised the Concert Roller Organ for $7.60 including 5 tunes. Extra rollers were $0.18 each! 14,000 roller organs and 200,000 rollers were made in one year in the 1880's.
This 20-note organette plays by turning the handle and pumping the bellows. The rollers, or “cobs,” can be changed for various tunes. Sears & Roebuck advertised it for $3.25 including 3 rollers.