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The Page Organ Company was an American manufacturer of theatre organ, theater pipe organs, located in Lima, Ohio.
The ''Page Company'' started very small, with a home-built organ in 1922. However, the company experienced much growth over the following decade, with a steady demand for theatre organs.
The company experienced a decline in the early 1930s with the introduction of sound films, coupled with the onset of the Great Depression, Depression. The company was sold to an employee named Ellsworth Beilharz in 1930, who initially assembled instruments from components purchased from the defunct Page Company.
In 1984, Beilharz sold the company to two employees, who remain in business under the name ''Lima Pipe Organ Company, Inc''.
American Theatre Organ Society
Companies based in Ohio Pipe organ building companies American companies established in 1922 Musical instrument manufacturing companies of the United States {{musical-instrument-company-stub
The Page Organ Company was an American manufacturer of theatre organ, theater pipe organs, located in Lima, Ohio.
The ''Page Company'' started very small, with a home-built organ in 1922. However, the company experienced much growth over the following decade, with a steady demand for theatre organs.
The company experienced a decline in the early 1930s with the introduction of sound films, coupled with the onset of the Great Depression, Depression. The company was sold to an employee named Ellsworth Beilharz in 1930, who initially assembled instruments from components purchased from the defunct Page Company.
In 1984, Beilharz sold the company to two employees, who remain in business under the name ''Lima Pipe Organ Company, Inc''.
Current organ installations
''This list is incomplete. You can help by expanding it.'' * Catalina Casino, Avalon, California * Embassy Theatre (Fort Wayne), Embassy Theatre, Fort Wayne, Indiana * The ''Hedback Community Theatre'' in Indianapolis has a Page/Wurlitzer organ. * Paramount Theatre (Anderson, Indiana), Paramount Theatre, Anderson, Indiana * Stephenson High School, DeKalb County, Georgia * The Sandusky State Theatre Sandusky, OhioReferences
External links
American Theatre Organ Society
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