Emerald Museum & Nobelius Heritage Park
Instrument - Organ and seat, Cornish Piano & Organ Company, 1900s
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Rose Charman's parents, David and Lilly Charman managed Brookdale Guest House 1901-1914. Guest Houses in the Dandenongs had become popular weekend destinations for visitors from Melbourne at that time. This organ would have been used for concerts, singalongs etc. Rose Charman's parents, David and Lilly Charman managed Brookdale Guest House 1901-1914. Guest Houses in the Dandenongs had become popular weekend destinations for visitors from Melbourne at that time.This organ is a reminder of the time when guesthouses flourished in the Dandenongs following the completion of the narrow gauge train line,This reed or pump organ is a keyboard instrument that operates via bellows that blow wind past free-floating reeds. It is a Cornish Reed Organ.Inscribed on organ pedals: 'Cornish & Co.' and 'Washington N.J.'organ, organ seat, rose charman, brookdale guest house, cornish piano & organ company