1973: UT’s Winedale Collection Acquires Antique Bohemian Organ

Oct. 2, 1973 A hand crank organ, more than a century old, joined the collection of locally-used 19th century objects at the University of Texas outdoor museum at Winedale. On its gilded and carved case, the organ was identified as having been built by Josef Reimer & Son, Organ Builders, Kratzen, Bohemia. It was brought to Texas in the 1870s and used in the dance hall at Freyburg. The organ…