Note: Not extant. Not playable. (in this location)
2004-10-30 - Not used since 1969 (church closed in 1969). The building was purchased and was maintained by Cooper University Medical Center. Haskell stopkeys; wooden oboe & saxophone. Electrified in 1920's by Bartholomay. Rebuilt again in 1937 by Jacob Gerger & Son, Philadelphia. Swell Vox Humana replaced a 2' Flageolet from the 1920 rebuild. [Church previously had an 1867, II/22 rk J. C. B. Standbridge organ which was moved to this building in c. 1896, then sold to a minister in Denver, CO in 1904.] Great division destroyed when ceiling collapsed. Remainder relocated to St. Mary Magdalen R. C., Millville, NJ. *The Tracker,* 42:3:9 indicates that it was originally tubular pneumatic. -Database Manager
2020-11-19 - The building was razed in 2005 to make room for a parking garage for Cooper Hospital. -Paul R. Marchesano
2021-06-23 - "Extensive repairs and improvements are being made on the organ at First Methodist Church, the approximate cost of which may exceed $3,400. The instrument is a three manual Haskell organ and the repairs are being made by the Bartholomay Company of Philadelphia." -- *Courier-Post* (Camden, New Jersey) · 17 Jul 1924, Thu · Page 10 -Paul R. Marchesano
2021-10-21 - According to the *Morning Post* (Camden), 16 & 23 Sept 1904, the 3-manual organ contained 2000 pipes, Haskell patented tubular pneumatic action and patented stop keys resembling a keyboard. Dedicated September 22, 1904. "The decorations of the organ are decidedly handsome, the colors and woodwork harmonizing pleasingly with the color scheme of the audience room." -Paul R. Marchesano
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