2004-10-30/2019-10-14 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, rev. ed., by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1997). - Son of Ross Winans; in Baltimore, Maryland, 1840; machinist, engineer; with his father in construction of the Moscow-St. Petersburg railroad in Russia; returned to the United States; in Russia, 1866-1868; associate of Hilborne Roosevelt; died June 10, 1878 in Newport, Rhode Island. Employee: Phillip L. Magraw Patents awarded to Winans: Patent #143,602; 14 Oct. 1873; pneumatic action. Patent #148,272; 3 Mar. 1874; organ stop action. * Patent #153,143; 14 Jul. 1874; pneumatic action. Patent #154,359; 25 Aug. 1874; pneumatic action. Patent #162,450; 20 Apr. 1875; pneumatic action. Patent #176,724; 25 Apr. 1876; organ. Patent #182,258; 12 Sep. 1876; organ. Patent #182,259; 12 Sep. 1876; organ. Patent #182,260; 12 Sep. 1876; organ. *There is a later [stop mechanism] system, devised by Charles Haskell in 1909. Winans' system differed from Haskell's in having the register keys as a continuation of the manual they controlled, while Haskell's were a separate short keyboard above the Swell Keyboard (see photo at Organ ID 27058, Wm. Butler Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church, Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts ). Source: David H. Fox. Information taken from the text of the United States patents listed above.
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