2004-10-30/2019-09-28 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1991). — Established by Frederick W. Smith and Henry Hogans in Chicago, Illinois, 1921; relocated to Geneva, Illinois, 1924; renamed Geneva Organ Co. Staff: Walter T. Hogans. NOTE: Organs were built in Geneva facility with the following nameplates: Smith Unit Organ Co. , Geneva Organ Co., and Smith-Geneva Organs. Sources: The Diapason: December 1921, 17. The Diapason: February 1924, 1. David Junchen, Encyclopedia of the American Theatre Organ, Vol. 1 (Pasadena: Showcase Publications, 1985), 137.
2018-05-07/2020-04-09 - NOTE: This entry is the same as Builder ID=7316. The two entries are to be merged.
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