Portable organ
Maker
Estey Organ Co.
DateCirca 1930
MediumWood, ivory, fabric, metal, leather
Dimensions39 x 32 1/2 x 13 in. (99.1 x 82.6 x 33 cm)
ClassificationsMusical Tools and Equipment
Catalog number2006.63.1
DescriptionPortable pump organ that folds into a compact box for storage or transport. The pump straps have been replaced with lengths of fire hose. Used by Reverend Thomas DeAquinas Leyba while he was ministering to the Hispanic communities in Tempe and across Arizona. Leyba held services in houses, backyards and migrant worker camps; and these services were performed in Spanish.Status
Not on view
c. 1901
c. 1901
1857
circa 1947
