2004-10-30/2019-02-11 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). - Born May 30, 1884 in Amherst, Wisconsin; percussionist with various bands; a founder of Bartola Musical Instrument Co. {Barton Organs} of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, c. 1909; died April 26, 1974 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Sources: David Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985), 57. Oshkosh (Wisconsin) Daily News April 26, 1974. Elizabeth Towne Schmitt.
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