A Melodeon Made By Carhart & Needham

Company history:
Founded 1846 in Worcester, MA by Elias Parkman Needham and Jeremiah Carhart, moved to Stanton St., New York in 1848 and in 1850 moved to another location in New York, occupying a part of John B. Dunham's piano factory. In 1855 the company became carhart, Needham & Co. In 1865 the name was reverted to Carhart & Neeham until 1868 when Carhart died. The company was then renamed E.P. Needham & Son. In 1880 Needham sold his patents and retired. (Rosewood: Dimensions 32" high 57" Wide 26")