Mechanical Music Digest  Archives
You Are Not Logged In Login/Get New Account
Please Log In. Accounts are free!
Logged In users are granted additional features including a more current version of the Archives and a simplified process for submitting articles.
Home Archives Calendar Gallery Store Links Info
MMD > Archives > May 2018 > 2018.05.31 > 03Prev  Next


Imhof & Mukle Orchestrion
By Christopher Proudfoot

I can add my ha'penny worth to this discussion.   When the late Claes

Friberg sold his collection at Christie's South Kensington in 1981, lot

506 was an Imhof & Mukle barrel orchestrion, which Claes toldme he had

acquired from Imhof's, while they were still in business.  So it looks

as if there were two orchestrions, and one did indeed retain its barrel

system.  I can't remember who bought it, and do not know its current

whereabouts.



Incidentally, the original Imhof & Mukle company closed, I think about

1912, and Alfred Imhof opened a new business.  He died a few years later,

and the business was carried on by his widow for many years, moving to

new premises in New Oxford Street about 1929 (just before the crash,

which must have hurt!).  The old address was 547 New Oxford Street, the

new one was 112-116.



Christopher Proudfoot




(Message sent Thu 31 May 2018, 09:58:40 GMT, from time zone GMT+0100.)

Key Words in Subject:  Imhof, Mukle, Orchestrion

Home    Archives    Calendar    Gallery    Store    Links    Info   


Enter text below to search the MMD Website with Google



CONTACT FORM: Click HERE to write to the editor, or to post a message about Mechanical Musical Instruments to the MMD

Unless otherwise noted, all opinions are those of the individual authors and may not represent those of the editors. Compilation copyright 1995-2024 by Jody Kravitz.

Please read our Republication Policy before copying information from or creating links to this web site.

Click HERE to contact the webmaster regarding problems with the website.

Please support publication of the MMD by donating online

Please Support Publication of the MMD with your Generous Donation

Pay via PayPal

No PayPal account required

                                     
Translate This Page