Andrus Brothers Melodeon

Datec. 1870

DimensionsOverall: 75 × 94.2 × 58 cm (0.75 × 0.94 × 0.58 m)

Credit LineGift of the family of the late Mary Douglas, Ingersoll, Onterio, 2005

Object number2005.009.001

Label TextThe Andrus Brothers came to London in 1860 and started manufacturing melodeons in a workshop on Richmond Street. They were in business for over 20 years making approximately 80 instruments a year mainly for home use but also for churches. Interest in the melodeon began to decline in the late 1880s when advances in manufacturing made the piano more affordable.

NameMelodeon