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

Established by Frederick W. Smith and Henry Hogans in Chicago, Illinois, 1921; relocated to Geneva, Illinois, 1924; renamed
Geneva Organ Co.

Staff: Walter T. Hogans.

NOTE: Organs were built in Geneva facility with the following nameplates: Smith Unit Organ Co. , Geneva Organ Co., and Smith-Geneva Organs.

Sources:

• The Diapason: December 1921, 17.


• The Diapason: February 1924, 1.


• David Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985),

NOTE: This entry is the same as Builder ID=7316. The two entries are to be merged.