From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Established by Warren B. Gratian in Alton, Illinois, c. 1922, as successor to Gratian Organ Co; relocated c. 1938 to Bunker Hill, Illinois; relocated to Decatur, Illinois; factory at Kenney, Illinois; assets sold to Schneider Workshop and Services, 1980.

Staff: John W. Goulding; Elwood Gratian; John W. Gratian; Warren Burke Gratian; Richard Schneider.

Sources:

• Michael Friesen.
• Gratian Company literature of 1922.
• Correspondence of David H. Fox.