2004-10-30/2019-09-11 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). — Makers of water motors in Brooklyn, New York, 1870s. Water motors were often used to power blowers for organs prior to electricity becoming common. Municipal water pressure powered the motor which turned a drive shaft connected to the blower.—Ed. Source: Stopt Diapason Newsletter #29 (Hoffman Estates, Ill.: Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the Organ Historical Society).
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