2004-10-30/2019-10-03 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). — Born c. 1866; with Moline Organ Co. of Moline, Illinois, 1884; founded the Touhey Furniture Co. of Moline. Source: The Tracker 34:4, "Organ Update: 1884 Moline, Central Presbyterian Church, Muncy, PA" (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1990), 13.
2019-10-04/2019-10-04 - From Organ Database Builders editor Stephen Hall, October 2, 2019. — Excerpt from The Tracker "Organ Update: 1884 Moline, Central Presbyterian Church, Muncy, PA": According to John Speller of the Columbia firm, the founder of a Moline, Illinois, furniture factory , Eddie Touhey, recorded his employment with the organ firm on a panel from the original reservoir which survives inside the organ and reads, "Eddie Touhey/ 19 years old/ Molien [sic] Ill./ Molien Pipe Organ Company/ Feb. 22 / 1884." Source: The Tracker 34:4, "Organ Update: 1884 Moline, Central Presbyterian Church, Muncy, PA" (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1990), 13.
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