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Karn-Warren Organ Co. (1904)

Knox Presbyterian Church: Sanctuary; rear gallery
15 Tupper Street South
Portage La Prairie, MB, CA

Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)


Images


1910 ca. - Church exterior (Photograph from an archival source: Vintage postcard, submitted by Jim Stettner/Jim Stettner)

Consoles

Main


Notes

2023-10-13 - This entry represents the installation of a new organ. Identified from the 'History' page of the church website, which states, *"When the first pipe organ was installed in 1904, it cost $2938 including shipping and installation and it did not have an electric motor so there was a team of young boys who earned a small fee for organ blowing on Sunday mornings and evenings. < snip > On June 22, 1922, a cyclone hit Portage la Prairie. Both Knox and Grace churches suffered substantial damage. At Knox, the windows were blown out, the roof torn off and the organ fell through the collapsed floor and was essentially destroyed."* -Jim Stettner


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