16-17) again lists “action maker” Richard Dales age 42 and his wife ‘Malinda’ age 33 and three daughters Lily May, Cora Bell, and Lena ages 12, 7, and 4. The 1891 Canada Census for the town of Uxbridge (p.
Richard Dale and wife “Malinda” Bell (daughter of the sawmiller) appear in the 1881 Canada Census for Uxbridge with one daughter Lillian age 2 his occupation given as “organ maker.” The couple had married in 1875. Dales) were stamped on the top of the wind chest (where the white paper is in the photo above). It is prior to 1902 as the Reed Organ Society database shows a 1902 instrument with the name Uxbridge Piano and Organ.Īnother number (#8347) and a name (R. Unfortunately I have found no year on the organ, and with all the records lost, I cannot date it. It was very dirty, some white mold was on the back cover, and the stops and some keys were sticky. It seemed to be in pretty good shape–most of the keys sounded, the pedals and bellows worked. Agnes or Fatima, but I cannot confirm that.
He claimed it had served at the local church, either St. I found my organ in 2011 at an antique dealer in Lac-Mégantic Quebec, where I have had a chalet for many years.
More information can be found at the Uxbridge Historical Centre 7239 Concession Road 6, Uxbridge, ON L9P 1N5 and in the town history by J. Alas all the company records were lost in that fire. However, an economic downturn and a fire put the company out of business by 1912. The town offered it a deal on unpaid taxes, and by 1899, the local paper reported that it was again thriving, selling instruments throughout Canada. Harman and Charles Small, kept it going between 18, and in the mid-1890s the workers formed a cooperative. Various other leaders including Rueben P. By 1890 he opened a store in Toronto, and in 1891 he resigned from manufacturing to retail furniture and musical instruments. The company specialized in organs, cabinets, and coffins during its early years. It started making pianos and would be renamed the Uxbridge Piano and Organ Company, probably by 1889 when the local paper wrote of its “first piano.” According to the 1891 Census, McGuire and his wife Mary Ann had 8 children and he employed 64 people in his factory. Their endeavour was helped by the presence of a water-powered sawmill, run by Richard Bell, and the arrival of the Toronto and Nipissing Railway in 1871. McGuire had lived in Uxbridge with his wife Mary Ann (born in England) and his brother William since at least 1861. The Uxbridge Cabinet Organ Factory located in Uxbridge Ontario, just north of Toronto, was created in 1873 by Irish-born cabinet maker John McGuire. Perhaps it will be useful to someone else. This page describes my amateur repairs on my Uxbridge Cabinet organ.
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