Andrus Melodeon
Dimensions76 × 107.5 × 57.8 cm
*Measured when stored closed
*Measured when stored closed
Credit LineGift of Benson Andrus "Andy" Wilson, Toronto, Ontario, 2024
Object number2024.008.001
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
c. 1870
c. 1911
c. 1900
c. 1950
1892
c. 1915