Elmer Ezra Palm

Active: 1880 - 1922 Type: BuilderBuilder ID: 4741

Distinction:

Mt. Penn, Reading, Pennsylvania, 1880s–1922.

Database Manager on October 30th, 2004:
From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). —

Brother of Amos Palm; with [Samuel] Bohler firm of Reading, Pennsylvania, 1880s; partner with brother in Palm Brothers of Reading, Pennsylvania; had his own firm by 1899; last listed, 1922.

Patent #520,167; May 22, 1894; pipe organ.

Sources:

  • Piano and Organ Purchaser’s Guide, Purchaser’s Guide to the Music Industries, (New York: Music Trades).
  • Barbara J. Owen and Thomas Cunningham, "New Revised Builders List" [continued], The Tracker: 9:3 (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1965), 13.
  • [Information taken from the text of the United States patent listed above.]

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Database Specs:

  • 4 Instruments
  • 0 Consoles
  • 0 Blowers

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