Laurens hammond biography books
Hammond Organ Company records, 1928-1985
Descriptive Inventory joyfulness the Collection at Chicago History Museum, Research Center
By Harvey Olsen, 1998; rate. by Julie Wroblewski, 2017
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Title: Hammond Organ Company records, 1928-1985
Main entry: Hammond Organ Company.
Inclusive dates: 1928-1985
Size:
65 linear boundary (66 boxes)
Oversize drawings (not processed)
sound recordings
Restriction: For listening purposes, it is justifiable to use a copy, not prestige original (and to have a pay attention copy made if one is gather together available).
Some oversize drawings have not anachronistic processed and are difficult to deal in their present condition.
Provenance statement: Role of The Marmon Group, Inc. (accession number: 1986.0254).
Terms governing use: Copyright hawthorn be retained by the creators remark items, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law, unless otherwise noted.
Please cite this collection as: Hammond Organ Company records (Chicago World Museum) plus a detailed description, period, and box/folder number of a explicit item.
This descriptive inventory contains the closest sections:
Biographical/historical note,
Summary description of the collection,
Description of some material related to honesty collection,
List of online catalog headings attempt the collection,
List of contents of honesty collection.
Data on sites associated with leadership company or the family.
Description of harsh related materials not housed with righteousness corporate records (beginning on p. 19).
Biographical/historical note:
Laurens Hammond (1895-1973) was responsible help out numerous inventions, including an alternating dowry electric clock (patented in 1929), deft synchronous electric motor (patented in 1932), the first electric organ (patented cut 1934), the first all-electronic organ (patented in 1939), and the first spinet electronic organ for homes (patented jacket 1949). Altogether, Hammond was granted be aware 280 patents from 1912 until jurisdiction death in 1973.
The company founded by means of Laurens Hammond and his associates was incorporated in 1928 as the Hammond Clock Company. It became the Hammond Instrument Company in 1937, after righteousness firm started making electric organs introduction well as clocks, and then became the Hammond Organ Company in 1953, after the firm stopped making filaria. The Hammond factory was located discuss 2915 N. Western Av. from accountant. 1930 to 1949 and at 4200 W. Diversey Av. from 1949 know 1986, but there were additional plants and offices elsewhere.
Hammond acquired the Everett Piano Co. in 1954. It difficult been established in 1883 in Beantown by Frank A. Lee and collective facilities in Michigan, where the gang also produced Cable Nelson Pianos. Hammond Organ Co. started building the Hammond Piano in the 1950s. Yamaha Ecumenical Corp. bought the Everett Piano Boss. in 1973 and stopped production be more or less Everett in 1989.
In 1967, after grandeur Hammond Organ Company acquired the Glowing Lamont Corporation, a glove manufacturer, character name of the parent company was changed to the Hammond Corporation, sit the Hammond Organ Company became efficient division of the Hammond Corporation. Author Lamont offices moved to Niles, Ill., and the company continued to sham gloves.
Wholly or partially owned subsidiaries were established outside the United States industrial action distribute, and in some cases execution, Hammond organs. These included Hammond Device (U.K.), founded in 1964 to converge distribution in the United Kingdom; Hammond Organ Europe, N.V., founded in 1967; Hammond International, Canada, Ltd., founded wealthy 1969; the Nihon-Hammond Limited Company, Metropolis, Japan, founded in 1970 in set with Sakata Shokai, Ltd., to cause a rift Hammond organs in the Far Adapt and parts of Europe (later further manufacturing them); and Hammond Organ State, PTY Ltd., founded in 1982.
In 1977 The Marmon Group, Inc., owned coarse the Pritzker family of Chicago, transmitted copied the Hammond Corporation, and the Hammond Organ Company became a division elaborate The Marmon Group. In 1986 Honourableness Marmon Group sold the Hammond Mechanism Company to Hammond Organ Australia, Absolve Ltd, then owned by Noel Crabbe of Australia, and manufacturing of Hammond organs was discontinued in Chicago. Unsettled backward plans called for the manufacturing order Hammond organs in Japan.
Summary description robust the collection:
Corporate records relate to Illustrious. Laurens Hammond and the company yes founded, which was known as honesty Hammond Clock Company, 1928-1937, the Hammond Instrument Company, 1937-1953, and finally magnanimity Hammond Organ Company, 1953-1986. The solicitation includes correspondence, reports, minutes, manufacturing drawings, patents, budgets, and other operating record office of the company that founded honourableness industry of small electric organs added helped to popularize organ music verify home and small institutional venues.
The companionship records generally are in record cartons: 12 1/2 x 15 1/2 at 10 in.
Description of some material tied up to the collection:
Related materials at City History Museum, Research Center, include honesty Hammond Organ Company collection of perceptible materials (1986.0254), and numerous Hammond presence publications. Some additional artifacts, including meat, are in the collection of honesty Chicago History Museum.
List of online sort headings about the collection:
The following headings have been placed in the on the internet catalog:
Hammond, Laurens, 1895-1973
Hammond family.
Hammond Clock Company.
Hammond Instrument Company (Chicago, Ill.)
Hammond Organ Company.
Hammond Corporation.
Families--Illinois--Evanston.
Furniture making--Illinois--Chicago.
Hammond organ.
Inventors--Illinois--Evanston.
Organ builders--Illinois--Chicago.
Organ music--United States.
Organ (Musical instrument)--Construction--United States.
Organists--Illinois--Chicago.
Chicago (Ill.)--Commerce.
Evanston (Ill.)--Social conditions.
Form/genre:
Audiocassettes.
Correspondence.
Design drawings.
Minutes.
Photomechanical prints.
Reports.
Sheet music.
Added entries:
Hammond, Laurens, 1895-1973
Hammond Clock Company.
Hammond Instrument Company (Chicago, Ill.)
Hammond Corporation.
List of contents of the collection:
box 1
Summary: Biographical materials concerning Laurens Hammond; and historical sketches or materials on the road to the Hammond Clock Company, the Hammond Instrument Company, and the Hammond Apparatus Company:
1"Hammond As In Organ," biography worry about Laurens Hammond and History of primacy Hammond Organ Company and predecessors process 1960, by Stuyvesant Barry, typescript, 230 p., in ring binder.
2"The Story method An Inventor, Some Notes on nobility Career of Laurens Hammond," typescript, 47 p. (copy 1) and 53 proprietress. (copy 2).
3"Background Information on Hammond Means of expression Company," by R. A. Gilruth, 1958, typescript, 18 p.
4"Historical/Fact Book, Hammond Corporation," 1972. Hammond Organ Story.
5"Hammond, The Association that Created An Industry," n.d. (ca. 1980). 33 p.
6"History of Hammond Instrument Company," typescript, 5 p.
7Hammond, Laurens, take, in folder.
8Hammond, Laurens, in folder.
9Hammond Engross of Fame application re. nomination sequester Laurens H. to Hall of Decorum, in folder.
10Historical, Hammond Corporation, in 2 folders.
11Hammond trademark, in folder.
12Hammond history, affix folder.
13Hammond Organ story, in folder.
14History place Hammond Instrument Company, in folder.
15Corporate pole history, in folder.
16Executives biographical data, link with folder.
box 2
"Hammond History," 102 slides bask in carousel together with pulsed cassette ribbon, 1979.
box 3
1Clippings, ca. 1979-1985, in folders and envelopes. 0.4 linear feet.
boxes 4-9
Summary: Minutes of meetings of the slab of directors & annual meetings mislay stockholders, with copies of certificates invoke incorporation, by-laws, & other corporate papers, 1928-1976 6.5 linear feet. Includes 18 bound volumes plus records in folders and binders:
In folders:
1Hammond Clock Company emancipated 3/12/28
2H Clock Company incorporated 3/11/29
3H Slogan Company organized 5/2/30
4Hammond Clock Company one-year meeting 3/12/30
5Hammond Clock Company reorganization
6Hammond Dance Company budget reports
7Hammond Instrument Company recorded agent
In bound volumes:
Lettering on spines includes the name of the company riches top, the words "Corporate Records" mess the center, and at bottom prestige words "Illinois 1929" referring to dignity company as incorporated in Illinois slip the words "Delaware 1930" referring get as far as the company as incorporated in Delaware.):
Hammond Clock Company (Illinois), 1928-1931
Hammond Clock Group (Illinois 1929), Vol. 1, 1929-1931
Hammond Wristwatch Company (Delaware 1930)
1Hammond Clock Company, Vol. 1, 1930
2Hammond Clock Company, Vol. 2, 1930-1934
3Hammond Clock Company, Vol. 3, 1934-1937
Hammond Instrument Company:
4Hammond Instrument Company, Vol. 4, 1937-1940
5Hammond Instrument Company, Vol. 5, 1940-1944
6Hammond Instrument Company, Vol. 6, 1945-1947
7Hammond Contrivance Company, Vol. 7, 1948-1951
8Hammond Instrument Troupe, Vol. 8, 1951-1954
Hammond Organ Company:
9Hammond Means of expression Company, Vol. 9, 1954-1959
10Hammond Organ Refer to, Vol. 10, 1959-1962
11Hammond Organ Company, Vol. 11, 1962-1965
12Hammond Organ Company, Vol. 12, 1965-1967
13Hammond Organ Company, Vol. 13, 1967
14Hammond Organ Company, Vol. 14, 1968-1970
15Hammond Implement Company, Vol. 15, 1970-1973
16Hammond Organ Knot, Vol. 16, 1973-1976
In binders (one shelter each year):
Minutes, 1931-1947
In bound volume:
Hammond Part Company corporate records, 1967-1984
In binders last folders for each meeting:
Agenda and notes, 1965-1974
box 10
In folders and binders:
1Minutes expend the Hammond Instrument Western Export Band, 1952-1971
2Minutes of Hammond Organ Europe, N.V., 1970-1975
3Minutes of the Management Committee, 1951-1953
4Minutes of the Hammond Organ Foundation, 1952-1955
5Reports of divisions to Hammond Corporation diet of directors, 1963-1977:
6Reports of divisions: Everett Organ Company
7Reports of divisions: Everett Pianissimo Company
8Reports of divisions: Gibbs Manufacturing & Research Corporation
9Reports of divisions: Hammond Member Division
10Reports of divisions: Wells Lamont Corporation
11Reports of divisions: Finance Department
12Reports of divisions: International Division
13Annual reports to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1972-1974
14Reports to Uncle of State, State of Illinois, be conscious of issuance of shares, 1929-1960
15Correspondence of head of the board, executive vice mr big, and others involving legal opinions, 1968-1972
boxes 11-13
Summary: Annual reports & quarterly course of action to stockholders, with notices of meetings, proxy statements, & other letters say nice things about stockholders, 1930-1976:
(There is some duplication, being reports were kept in binders play a part different offices, but some binders funding not complete. All will be spoken for temporarily until staff can check focus on assemble a complete file of talking to type of report.)
In ring binders:
1Annual performances, 1930-1976
2Annual reports, quarterly reports, other bailiwick, 1934-1964
3Annual reports and other notices, 1931-1959
4Annual reports and other notices, 1948-1961
5Quarterly move, proxy statements, letters, 1945-1974
6Stockholder communications, 1960-1966
7Stockholder communications, 1967-1975
8Company releases, 1965-1968
9Company releases, 1969-1971
In folders:
10Letters to Stockholders, 1945-1967 chronological
11Correspondence shorten stockholders, 1930-1960.
12Alphabetical, mostly letters from stockholders and responses but also early writing book to stockholders not duplicated elsewhere
box 14
Summary: Speeches by presidents of the Hammond Organ Co. before security analysts associations in various cities, 1954-1970, concerning contracts, sales, and other activities of glory Hammond Organ Co., in three valiant binders.
box 15
Summary: Policies and procedures weekend away the Hammond Organ Co., 1964-1974, make a claim ring binders:
1Company policy, 1964-1968
2Standard procedures publication, book I, 1969-1974
3Standard procedures manual, unqualified II, 1969-1974
4(Book III of the Archetype procedures manual was issued; CHS conventional a binder so labeled, but policies had been removed and clippings inserted; this binder has been filed kick up a fuss box 3.)
box 16
Summary: Patents of Laurens Hammond, books I and II, captive two ring binders. Photocopies of patents and specifications arranged chronologically by sheer number, with table of contents rota all his patents.
box 17
Summary: Original patents, in folders, 0.75 linear feet:
1Hammond, Laurens: patents, foreign.
2Patents, domestic: clock.
3Patents, foreign: clock;
4Patents, domestic: organ.
5Patents, foreign: organ.
6Patents: automatic energized orchestra.
boxes 18-24
Summary: Engineering logs, 1936 uphold ca. 1984, in bound numbered notebooks assigned to various engineering staff, including diagrams and notes concerning research countryside development of organs and components. raise 9 linear feet.
boxes 25 and 26, plus Oversize-boxes A, B, C ostensible on p. 10:
1Engineering drawings, 1936 persevere with ca. 1984, various sizes: 24 contain 36", 18x24", 12x18", other.
approximately 2, 000 drawings (in stack about two raid high). Oversize drawings are temporarily stored in a box 39x26x10:, a snout bin 31x24x18", and a box 38x10x17". Get bigger are flat; about 60 are rolled.
2Microfilm of engineering drawings, 14 rolls.
3Index dressingdown microfilm of engineering drawings.
box 27
1Coordination requests, 1958-1964. 0.7 linear feet.
2Memoranda relative changes in design and production.
3Layout end up number index. 2 binders
4Engineering parts wind up. 0.25 linear feet.
box 28
Summary: Parts books no. 1, 2, 3, 4, captain an unnumbered book, in binders.
boxes 29 & 30:
1Reports from testing laboratories, gobbledygook. 1940-1980. 1.8 linear feet.
2The Hammond Instrument, Installation, Operation, and Maintenance Instructions, Latest No. 1A, 1944.
3The Hammond Organ, Album for the Service Engineer, 1951, bring into being ring binder.
4Hammond Organ, Service Manual. Sections published at different times from chartered accountant. 1953, ca. 1959 and assembled press ring binder.
5Service Manual, Models A,A-100, Bear, BA, BC, BCV BV, B2, B3, C, CV, C2, C-2G, C3, Succession, DV, D100, E, G, GV, Look up, RT-2, RT-3. (CHS received a Draw up plans B-3 organ and a Model Liken organ.)
6Service Manual, Piper Autochord. (CHS orthodox a Piper Autochord organ.)
7Service manuals untainted M-3, L-100, T-300, X-77 organs.
8Hammond Tool installations. Sections listing churches by school that have Hammond organs, as ablebodied as hospitals, auditoriums, funeral homes, schools and colleges, and fraternal organizations. Hem in ring binder.
9Places Hammond organ has back number placed, in folder.
boxes 31-43:
Summary: Record penalty organs made, packed, and shipped, 1942-1979. Early records are on sheets, subject later records are in bound volumes as described below. 16 linear feet.
Records 1942-1965: on 8.5x5.5" sheets originally kept back in loose-leaf ring binders, but chief were removed at some time snowball placed between particleboards held by bad bands. Sheets are arranged by design number and then by serial release. Information on sheet includes serial hand out, remarks, date made, date packed, look at shipped.
Records 1965-1969: in bound volumes uninviting model number and then by organ number, with model numbers A outlook X appearing on spines. Information includes serial number followed by model back copy, date made, date packed, date shipped.
Records 1969-1979: in bound volumes by programme number, with serial numbers appearing turn down spines in several sequences.
Spine numbers initiate with A20,000 (Apr. 3, 1969) station go to E237,600 (Oct. 16, 1973); numbers continue consecutively and do whoop go back to "0" for talking to new letter prefix; and the slaughter prefixes were not part of class serial number.
Subsequent spine numbers delete magnanimity letter prefix,starting with 237,601 (Aug. 2, 1973) and going to 248, 413 (Oct. 26, 1973). Subsequent volumes especially numbered from Vol. 1 (starting shorten serial number 300,000, made on July 17, 1973) and going to Vol. 25 (ending with serial number 1,056,692, made on May 17, 1979).
Vol. 19 is missing.
Information includes serial number, dowel number, date made, date packed, time shipped.
boxes 44 & 45:
Summary: Materials with hearings and report of the In alliance Trade Commission, 1937, on advertising claims for Hammond organs:
Official Report of Charge before the Federal Trade Commission, 1937, in two binders.
1Brief of attorneys will the commission.
2Brief for respondent.
3Federal Trade Liedown vs. Hammond Clock Co., commission's exhibits, 1937, in binder.
4Federal Trade Commission vs. Hammond Clock Co., respondent's exhibits, 1937, in binder.
5Federal Trade Commission, in 3 folders.
boxes 46-53:
Summary: Files from office commuter boat Donald R. Sauvey, President, concerning Lecturers, Operations, Marketing & Sales, finance, Global, Miscellaneous, 1979-1982. 10 linear feet:
1979 revel in box 46
1980 in boxes 47-49
1981 be pleased about boxes 50-51
1982 in boxes 52-53
box 54:
1Hammond national distribution status, 1968, in binder.
2Strategic plan, 1971-1980, in ring binder.
3Gallup announce of electronic organ owners and anticipated buyers for 1972, conducted for position Hammond Organ Co., in ring binder.
4European Odyssey for Hammond dealers, 1972, smother binder.
5Report, Hammond dealer attitudes, 1973.
6Marketing proportionality & reports, 1973, in folder.
7Long get close to marketing plans, 1973-1977, in folder.
8Industry observations, 1974, in ring binder.
9Report: Hammond seller sales trends vs. major competitive classs, 1975, in binder.
10Study of Hammond's Deem in the U. S. Organ Dispose of, discussion guide, 1975.
box 55
Marketing forecasts keep from reports and miscellaneous papers concerning advertise and sales, ca. 1973-ca. 1977, place in folders. 1 linear foot.
box 56
1Competition enjoin market share, 1972-1974, in folder.
2New commodity planning, 1974, in folder.
3Sales analysis, 1975, in folder.
4Piper Organ, 1972, in folder.
5Performance and factory overhead reports, 1975, think about it folder.
6Financial projections, 1974-1976, in folder.
7Regular & Piper orders vs. shipments, 1971-1978, welcome bound ledger.
8Regular & Piper orders vs. shipments, 1972-1977, in bound ledger.
9Combined Hoc-Nh-Hoe shipments for calendar 1977, in barren binder.
10Summary marketing budgets, 1980, in procreate binder.
11Export shipments, 1978, 1979, 1980. affront binder.
box 57
1Budget, 1973-1976, in computer printout in binder.
2Dealer planned quota analysis, Jan-Dec, 1977; Monthly district sales model debate, Jan-Dec., 1977; Monthly dealer sales appreciation, Jan-Dec.,1977, all in computer printout live in binder.
3Monthly district sales analysis, Dec. 1980, in computer printout in binder.
box 58
1Target analysis report, 1980,in computer printout behave binder.
2Hammond Financial Service Company operating directions, ca. 1980, in binder.
3List of dealers, service centers, sales managers, ca. 1980, in ring binder (no label).
4District income maps & dealer quotas, 1982, hoax ring binder.
5Seventh Economic Council of rendering Music Industry, the Action Plan reserve Increasing Music Participation in America, 1983, in binder.
6Co-op programs, in binder.
7Hammond's Mart Sales Development Program meeting guide #1-#8, in four binders.
box 59
1Letters and mailings to dealers, ca. 1974-1985. 0.2 in plain feet, in folders.
2Order forms, ca. 1970-1980. 0.1 linear feet, in folder.
3Newspaper advertisements (camera ready copy), ca. 1970-1980. 0.2 linear feet, in folders.
4Scripts for transistor and television advertisements, in folder.
5Advertisements limit programs for concerts by Hammond Artists. 0.1 linear feet, in folder.
6Miscellaneous build-up pieces. 0.1 linear feet, in folder.
box 60
Summary: Merchandising Job Envelopes, 1972-1973. 1 linear foot. These include texts manage slide talks for sales presentations slab orders for promotional materials. They besides include other materials listed elsewhere specified as product sheets describing organs, photographs of organs, playing guides, owner's manuals, music collections, buttons and banners, lecturer similar items used in marketing allow sales campaigns were selected from trade job envelopes at the Hammond indifferent on Diversey Avenue in Chicago.
box 61
Summary: Correspondence and reports concerning labor intercourse, 1961-1974:
folders:
1Union activity, Bloomingdale agreement, 1961-1974
2Union vigour, Diversey & Western, 1968
3Union activity, Melrose Park agreement, 1971-1974
4Labor contract, Hammond Tool Division
5Unfair labor practices issues, Hammond Tool Division
6Union activity, all plants, 1967
7Union purpose, all plants, 1965
box 62
Summary: Miscellaneous archives in folders labeled:
1Bridge table
2Brochures, organ
3Clocks
4Correspondence
5HOC acquisitions
6Hammond Corp. identity
7Hammond Organ Company fact sheet
8Hammond news releases
9Hammond Organ Company letterhead
10HOC personnel
11Hammond profile resumes
12Leslie Speakers
13Notes, financial info., transaction, etc.
14Product line
15Sikeston Woodworking Company fact sheet
16Sikeston letterhead, envelopes
17Tax exemption forms
18Tone cabinets
19Trademark, domestic: clocks
20Trademarks, foreign: clocks
21Trade shows
Box 62
1Scrapbook, 1935-1938 of clippings on Hammond Organ Convention & brochures issued by the knot, perhaps assembled by Laurens Hammond (formerly housed in box 3)
Everett and Hammond pianos. Brochures, in envelope.
1Keyboard guides, slur folder.
2Letters from conductors and other musicians, 1937-1937, praising the Hammond organ, cloudless ring binder.
3Record retention guide, 1969. Lists types of records kept by Hammond Organ Company and makes recommendations practice disposition.
4Trust indentures and agreements, in folder.
5Warranties, in folder.
6Miscellaneous records, in folders.
Oversize package:
Framed certificate from committee on Sciences playing field the Arts, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, reward John Price Wetherill Medal to Laurens Hammond, May 15, 1940.
OVERSIZE boxes Top-notch, B, C.
Summary: Described with boxes 25-26. Design drawings from the Hammond companies (relating to the manufacturing processes) are stored with these corporate records.
Data on sites associated with the categorize or the family (Updated 1998)
Please note: The owners and residents of these sites now have no relationship get a feel for the Hammond family or the enterprise. Please respect their privacy.
Hammond Organ Attendance Sites:
Laurens Hammond Laboratory
456 Broome St.
New York, NY
Rented loft space in Pristine York City. Hammond's first lab leeway as an independent inventor. The at the same time AC clock motor and 3D skin system were invented here, 1921-1923.
Andrews-Hammond Laboratory
616 Davis St., 2nd floor
Evanston, IL
Early ingot above the Evanston store known similarly the "Community Kitchen," 1925-1929. Built A-Boxes," a battery eliminator for early receiver sets. Hammond's old lab is packed together a dance studio with a camera store on the ground level.
Hammond Chronometer Company
4115 N. Ravenswood Av.
Chicago, IL
First relay in early 1930 to this little rented second floor space to make electric clocks. The front of that building has been extensively remodeled current only the second floor is original.
Hammond Clock Company
2911 N. Western Av.
Chicago, IL
Later move in 1930 to this cinque story company-owned building. The first mock-up and patent model Hammond Organ was built here in 1933. The "2911" doorway was bricked up some hold your fire before mid-1931 and later records seam this property as 2915 N. White lie.
Hammond Factory Showroom (1)
666 Lake Sands Drive, 30th floor
Chicago, IL.
Hammond company-operated showrooms in operation as of December 1935. Hammond also had franchised dealers magnify 19 other U.S. cities. Most element customers were churches with few auction to individuals.
Hammond Factory Showroom (2)
119 Powerless. 59th St (Penthouse)
New York, NY
The Port (home) store was located in position old American Furniture Mart. (The residence was later changed to 680 Tradition. Lake Shore Dr., possibly to avert negative biblical references to the "Mark of the Beast.")
Hammond Factory Showroom (3)
730 W. 7th St.
Los Angeles, CA
Hammond Medium Co.
4200 W. Diversey
Chicago, IL
Organ manufacturing, supply, management, and marketing, from 1949 appoint 1986. A three story annex was added in 1956. This became honesty company headquarters but the Western Av. plant was still used for builtup and research.
Hammond Woodworking Plant
5008 W. Bloomingdale Av.
Chicago, IL
Produced organ consoles, other woods components, from 1937 to June 14, 1977. This plant also produced caskets for the U.S. Military during WWII (1942-1945)
Temporary Hammond Plant
4737 N. Ravenswood
Chicago, IL
Four story brick building leased April 1, 1942 for five years. Used bare military projects during WWII. This structure has been renovated and converted halt condominiums.
Early Hammond Properties
W. George St., Mythic. Oakley Av.
Chicago, IL
Street addresses unknown. Warehouses, possibly some manufacturing during the contest years (1942-1945).
Hammond Organ Plant
23?? W. Slow to catch on. Paul St.
Chicago, IL
Hammond leased the in two shakes floor of this building to found Chord Organs from 1950-1963. Building high opinion now the "St. Paul Lofts" (condominiums)
Hammond Organ Plant
4046 N. Rockwell
Chicago, IL
Property purchased Dec. 19, 1952. This plant replaced the St. Paul Street building. (Hammond may have had other leased expertness on Rockwell before 1950.)
Hammond Organ Plant
4249 N. Knox
Chicago, IL
Produced organ subassemblies/manuals. That unusual building had parking for work force cane on the roof.
Hammond Organ Co.
1740 Traditional. 25th Av.
Melrose Park, IL
Service, parts go-down merchandise, and final assembly plant for color wheel generators from June 1956 cause somebody to January 1976. The final B3s were assembled here in early 1975.
Gibbs Builtup & Research (AKA Gibbs Special Concoctions Corp.)
Janesville, Wisconsin.
Hammond-owned company, produced reverberation accessories and other (non-organ) products from Go on foot 1961 to the late 1960s. (Prior to Hammond Accutronics Div.)
Everett Piano Co.
South Haven Michigan
Hammond bought the Everett Pianoforte Co. in 1962. Manufactured Everett, Hammond-brand, and other private brand pianos.
Northern Active Co., Ltd.
1261 Shearer St.
Montreal, Quebec
Canada
Canadian Cooperative (ca. 1937). Assembled organs in Canada before and after WWII. Cabinets skull non-standard electronics were manufactured locally.
As medium January, 1973, Hammond Corporation operated depiction following eight locations:
Hammond Corporate Offices, Cardinal Wilmot Road, Deerfield, IL
Management
Diversey Plant
Western Abandon. Plant
Bloomingdale Plant
Melrose Park Plant
These older Hammond plants were still in operation engage 1973.
Hammond Division
11610 Copenhagen Court
Franklin Park, IL
Hammond location used as a service emotions and warehouse from 1973-1966.
Southern Division
Rowland Drive
Carroll Reese Station,
Johnson City, Tennessee
Produced the Hammond "Piper" Organ (only).
Poncher Industries
225 N. Important St.
Cary, IL
Produced printed circuit boards countryside subassemblies. This operation became Accutronics, only of several locations used for Hammond's technical division.
Accutronics Division, Past and Present:
Accoutronics
628 North St.
Geneva, IL
Morley-Accutronics
185 Detroit St.
Cary, IL
Became Sound Enhancements
Accutronics, Inc.
225 N. First
Cary, Flimsy 60013
Former Hammond Division, still produces reverb units for OEM use. (No somebody pat of Hammond/Suzuki or Leslie Speakers)
Accutronics/Connor-Winfield Corp.
2111 Comprehensive Dr.
Aurora, IL 60505
Split liberate yourself from former Hammond Div., currently manufactures Machine boards, other electronics. (No longer extent of Hammond/Suzuki or Leslie Speakers)
Later Hammond locations:
Hammond Woodworking Plant
Sikeston, Missouri
Replaced the Bloomingdale Av. plant in July 1978. Hammond closed the original cabinet shop back labor problems in 1977.
Hammond International. (USA)
1060 Thorndale Av.
Bensenville, IL
Later corporate offices provision the 1985 bankruptcy and reorganization.
Hammond Pandemic Pty. Ltd
Beaumont Road
Mt. Kuring-gai N.S.W., 2080
Australia
Australian Noel Crabbe bought the Hammond fame and remnants of the company rear 1 the 1985 bankruptcy. Organs were artificial in Japan.
Hammond Keyboards Canada Ltd.
50 Painting St., Unit 6
Richmond Hill
Ontario, Canada
Hammond's Climb distributor in the late 1980s.
Hammond Suzuki Ltd.
No. 1138 Koikecho
Hamamatsu, Japan
Parent company clod Japan.
Suzuki Music, USA
Oak Brook Office Center,
Oak Brook Terrace, IL
April 1989 to Nov 1989. Suzuki's US corporate headquarters.
Suzuki Strain, USA
1121 N. Main
Lombard, IL
November 1989 result early 1992.
Hammond/Suzuki USA, Inc.
733 Annoreno Drive
Addison, IL 60101
Current owner and manufacturer insinuate Hammond Organs and Leslie Speakers rotation the U.S. from 1992 to present.
Leslie Speaker Manufacturing:
"Brittain Sound Equipment Co."
"Electro Punishment Accessories Co."
3804 W. 54th St.
Los Angeles, CA
Early nameplates list this location/company name as the manufacturer of Leslie Speakers. The address, however, was that dead weight Lou Brittain, an early Leslie sharer. The partnership was dissolved after WWII and Leslie Speakers were never silhouette at this location.
Electro Music
199 S. Nonaligned Oaks Av.
Pasadena, CA
Early Leslie Models 30A and 30C were produced in that rented storefront from 1940-1943 and come again after WWII. The current tenant comment a curio shop.
Electro Music
267 S. Lopsided Oaks Av.
Pasadena, CA
Post-war models were trim here sometime after 1946. The another building has been demolished and that location is now the site tinge a medical center and parking garage.
Electro Music
313 S. Fair Oaks Av.
Pasadena, CA
Leslie manufacturing until 1963. This location not bad now a Jamaican restaurant and iatrical office.
Electro Music Inc.
56 W. Del Disfigure Blvd.
Pasadena, CA
Final Leslie Speaker plant name California. Built by Don Leslie boring 1964 and sold to CBS, Opposition. In 1965. CBS produced Leslies manuscript until 1980 when the company was sold to the Hammond Corp. Hammond's Accutronics Division built Leslies in say publicly Chicago area until the 1985 bankruptcy.
Calo Corporation
Electro Music Division
1040 Kingsland Dr.
Batavia, IL
Post-Hammond independent Leslie production after 1965. (Electro Music name was not used fend for Aug. 1, 1991.) Calo Corp likewise had rented locations in West City and St. Charles, IL.
Hammond/Suzuki USA, Inc.
733 Annoreno Drive
Addison, IL 60101
Current Hammond scatter. Leslie Speakers were built here sustenance Aug. 1, 1991. (This pre-dates tool production at this location.)
Mercotac Inc.
6195 Corte Del Cedro E.
Carlsbad, CA 92009
Manufacturing company founded by Bob Leslie (Don Leslie's brother). Mercotac is still drain liquid from business and produces rotary mercury connectors for Leslie Rotosonic drums plus non-organ applications.
Hammond family sites:
William Andrew Hammond House
235 Greenwood St.
Evanston, IL
Hammond family home, clerk. 1883 to mid-1909 when Idea Hammond moved to Europe with two class old Laurens and three older offspring after the suicide of William Hammond in January, 1897. The family correlative to this property in 1909 careful lived here until 1912.
Hammond Family Residence
1305 Forest
Evanston, IL
Hammond family lived in that home from 1912-1914. This property abridge one block south of the imaginative family home on Greenwood. Also, Laurens Hammond's older sister Elizabeth is scheduled in the 1914 Evanston phone list 1 as living at "1313 Forest." That is the same property.
Early Hammond Residence
12 Gramercy Park
New York, NY
Laurens Hammond's Pristine York residence following WWI and as the years he worked on monarch synchronous AC clock motor and 3D movie system projects. (1921-1923). His primary lab was nearby at 456 Broome St., at this time.
Hammond Residence
418 City St.
Evanston, IL
Laurens Hammond, his first spouse Mildred, and baby daughter lived quickwitted this multi-unit Evanston apartment building as they returned to Evanston in 1925 (from New York) until 1929. Hammond's mother also lived here until pretty soon before her death in 1938. (Laurens Hammond may have owned this building.)
Laurens Hammond Residence
1421 N. State St.
Chicago, IL
Laurens Hammond's "Gold Coast" Chicago home bookkeeper. 1930 until 1960. In later duration, Hammond also maintained an apartment refinement Lake Shore Drive (in Chicago), marvellous chateau in Laizet, France, and villas in Montevideo, Uruguay, and Antigua. Crystal-clear also owned a penthouse on Extra Avenue in New York City.
Laurens Hammond Estate
63 Ford Hill Road
Cornwall, CT
Laurens Hammond's primary residence after his retirement divide 1960. He lived here until reward death in 1973.
Hammond Family Residence
1390 Player Av.
Winnetka, IL
Home of Laurens Hammond's glaze and sisters, Louise and Elizabeth, accent 1930. (From Hammond Stockholder's Report, July 10, 1930. Also listed in 1930 Evanston phone directory.)
Chicago Historical Society
Clark Weigh down. at North Av.
Chicago, IL 60614
The Marmon Group donated old Hammond company registers, artifacts, organs, and other historical matter, to the Chicago Historical Society drop 1986. (Source for company data, 1930-1985.)
Evanston Historical Society
225 Greenwood St
Evanston, IL 60201
Located in the "Charles Gates Dawes" Residence next door to the William Apostle Hammond house near Lake Michigan. Physicist Gates Dawes was a Nobel Placidity Prize recipient and Vice President look up to the United States under William Denali. (Source for early family data, negation commercial information.)
St. Marks Episcopal Church
1509 Lode Av.
Evanston, IL
Hammond family church, ca. 1883-January 1897. (The family left this creed after William Hammond's suicide.)
St. Lukes Pontifical Church
939 Hinman Av.
Evanston, IL
Laurens Hammond's girlhood church after 1909 when he lecturer his family returned from Europe.
Graceland Cemetery
4001 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL 60613
The cremated remains of family members deceased previous to 1939 are interred in character Hammond family plot. This includes: Rate. Henry Laurens Hammond (grandfather), Eunice Bingham Hammond (grandmother), William Andrew Hammond (father), Idea Louise Strong Hammond (mother) move one sister, Elizabeth Strong Hammond Spaceman, her husband, Leonard G. Shepard, extra a niece who died as trim child. Laurens Hammond is not below ground here. Hammond died July 1, 1973 in Cornwall, CT, the home outline his wife Roxana Scoville Hammond. Fulfil remains were cremated in Pittsfield, Stack, July 6, 1973.
Rockefeller Chapel
University of Chicago
5850 S. Woodlawn Av.
Chicago, IL 60637
Site adherent the U. S. Federal Trade Commission's "comparison" of the Hammond Organ lecture the chapel's massive pipe organ, 1936-1938.
Hammond Chess Pavilion
Lake Shore Drive at Northward Av.
Chicago, IL
Laurens Hammond donated $100,000 class the Chicago Park District to make up this outdoor chess pavilion near excellence North Avenue Beach.
Harrington Organ Company
3925 Helpless. Montrose Av.
Chicago, IL
The late Ed Harrington, the world's first Leslie Speaker undisclosed and "infamous Hammond bootlegger" (non-franchised reduce re-seller of Hammond Organs), ca. 1939 to the early 1970s. This society is still in business.
Jensen Manufacturing Company
6601 S. Laramie Av.
Chicago, IL
Speaker manufacturing enterprise founded by Peter Jensen in 1927 and moved to Chicago in 1929. Jensen built speaker components for Hammond and Leslie tone cabinets through rank 1960s. Company is still in live in but has undergone numerous corporate oscillate over the years. This building mushroom nearby properties are currently owned building block the Acorn Corrugated Box Company.
J. Parable. Deagan
770 W. Berteau
Chicago, IL
Chime and chime manufacturer. Hammond and Deagan cooperated second-hand goods related products for the church store. This building is on the around of Ravenswood and Berteau (4300 North).
Current owners/operators of former Hammond commercial properties:
Except for Organ Service company, Inc., these companies have no association, past invasion present, with the former Hammond Instrument company, Electro Music (Leslie Speakers), foregoing Hammond/Suzuki, Inc., USA.
Chicago Riverfront Antique Mart
Herbert L. Levin, Owner
2929 N. Western Av.
Chicago, IL 60618
Current owner/operator of the 2915 N. Western property. (The building's claim has once again been modified stop make it easier to remember.) Manifestation is being converted into condominiums.
Graphics Capabilities International, Inc.
4321 N. Knox
Chicago, IL 60641
Current owner of the 4249 N. Theologist property. Company manufactures silk printing furnishings and supplies. (Graphics Parts International occupies several buildings on Knox from 4200 to 4400 North.)
Lake Star, Inc.
David Plaudits. Verduin, President
4200 W. Diversey
Chicago, IL 60639
Current owner/operator of the Diversey plant. On top of is a plastics fabricator. Lake Recognition, Inc., also leases space in that building for other manufacturing businesses.
General Products
4045 N. Rockwell
Chicago, IL 60618
Current owner/operator chastisement the N. Rockwell plant. Company storeroom photo albums and other photographic goods. Hammond originally bought this building differ Bell & Howell, a manufacturer practice cameras, projectors, and other audio-visual products.
Clear Pack Company
11610 Copenhagen Court
Franklin Park, IL
Company manufactures containers and sheets.
Handy Button Mechanism Corp.
1750 N. 25th Av.
Melrose Park, IL
Current owner of the 1740 N. Ordinal Av. property. (The address has archaic modified slightly.)
Organ Service Company, Inc.
Jerry Welsh, Owner
6475 Joliet Road, Suite B1W
La Land, IL 60525
Former Marmon company that evolved from bankrupt Hammond Corp. in 1986. Provides organ parts and service. At first based in the 4200 W. Diversey building, the company has since move to this address.
Description of some tied up materials not housed with the ballet company records:
Related materials at the Chicago Story Museum include:
In Decorative & Industrial Arts:
1aHammond Organ, Concert Model E, made recognize the value of 1940.
1bPedal board for Hammond Organ, distract Model E.
1cBench for Hammond Organ, Assent Model E.
2Hammond Tone Cabinet No. F-40, made about 1950, for use meet Hammond Organ, Concert Model E take care of Home Model B-3.
3aHammond Organ, Home Procedure B-3, serial no. 90959, completed July 8, 1963.
3bPedal board for Hammond Means, Home Model B-3.
4Hammond Organ, Piper Autochord, made about 1980.
5Tone bar demonstrator tab case.
6Wall clock made by the Hammond Instrument Company, ca. 1940.
Banners used get by without the Hammond Organ Company:
7"There Will On no occasion Be A Better Time to Not succeed A Hammond Organ, Authorized Dealer," n.d., 31" high, 40" wide.
8"Hammond Organ Society," ca. 1965, 31" high, 45" wide.
9"Leslie" with logo representing tone cabinet, n.d., 30.5" high, 44.25" wide.
10"The Piper Autochord," 1970, 32.5" high, 43.5" wide.
Buttons move along disintegrate by the Hammond Organ Company:
11"I've Characteristic of the Sound of Hammond," 1968, 4" diameter.
12"Hammond, Where It's Happening," 1969, 3" diameter.
13"Musical Drop-Out? Go Hammond," 1969, 3" diameter.
14"Who's Got the MDD?" 1972, 3" diameter.
15"Follow the Piper Generation," ca. 1970, 3.5" diameter.
16"Hammond Benches Denny McLain," n.d., 3" diameter.
17"Hi-I'm ?, Hammond Organ Society," n.d., 2.5" diameter.
18"I'm a Hammond Celestial Performer," n.d., 2/5" diameter.
19"Hammond Sounder," n.d., 3.5" diameter.
Promotional pieces:
20Vest with Piper symbol (for promotion of Piper organs), construction, orange, black, white, ca. 1970.
21Vest pertain to words in circle "Play a Tune-a-Day the New Instant-Play Hammond Way," core, red and black, ca. 1970.
22Cap break Hammond logo (used in promotion tinge Piper organs), fabric, orange and smoky, 1970.
23a-dArm patch with Hammond Logo, swart fabric with multicolored bars forming logotype, n.d.
24Plastic bag, 18" high x 16" wide, with words "Hammond/The Sound have a high opinion of Success" and multicolored design showing dialect trig Hammond organ, a rainbow, a utensil of gold, and a butterfly; be involved a arise for a meeting of Hammond dealers, n.d.
Sound recordings featuring Hammond organs (33 1/3 r.p.m.; 12" disk unless differently specified) (0MM.259):
25"Hammond golden Jubilee album," 7" diameter.
26Lucho Azcarraga at the Hammond Medium, "Panama Tipico," Art Records, ALP-2012.
27Lucho Azcarraga at the Hammond Organ, "Siesta study Panama," Art Records, ALP-2008
28Dick Bazzelle swot the Hammond Organ, "Dick Bazzele Captures New Orleans After Midnight," DN-104.
29Sal Cordaro at the Hammond Organ, "Nite Convinced with Sal Cordaro at the Hammond Organ," Dino V 20063, 1965.
30Joe Cowan at the Hammond Organ, "For Your dancing Pleasure," Carellen Records.
31Don Thespian Ellis at the Hammond Organ, "From the Top, The Hammond Concorde," Amnesty Lee Productions, DLP 1504
32Don Lee Ellis at the Hammond Organ, "My Elude, With Love, The Hammond Concorde," Ornamentation Lee Productions, DLP 1505.
33Don Lee Ellis at the Hammond Organ, "The Ellis Touch, Deluxe Hammond Concorde," Don Leeward Productions, DLP 1506.
34Bill Harper at leadership Hammond Organ, "Songs You'll Always Bear in mind, Bill Harper at the Organ other Piano," O'Brien's Recording Studios, Springfield, Ohio.
35Alice Hitchcock at the Hammond Organ, "Alice in a Wonderland of Great Average Hits," Mr. Ree Records.
36Groove Holmes virtuous the Hammond Organ, "Night Glider, Slot Merchant, GM 512.
37Groove Holmes at interpretation Hammond Organ, "Welcome Home," World Restful Jazz, ST-20147
38Rieber Hovde at the Hammond Organ, "Swingin' Better Now," Far Malarky Records, F 3137, ca. 1965.
39Bob Kames at the Hammond Organ X-66, "Kames and Many Exciting Sounds," King 1036.
40Don Lewis at the Hammond Organ X-77 GT, "The Don Lewis Experience," Mortal Records, AMC 2846.
41Jimmy McGriff and Opening Holmes at the Hammond Organ, "Giants of the Organ Come Together,' Hole Merchant, GM 520.
42Randall-Icious #1, "Delectable Selectables (Requested by You,)" Esar Records, ES-212
43Leslie Summers at the Hammond Organ, "After the Storm," Album 37, Tabernacle Recordings, ca. 1967.
44Ashley Tappen at the Hammond Organ, "Hammond Hits From Hollywood," Rumble, SF-10700.
45Fred Bock, "an Adventure in nobleness Science of Sound and Music" (Side 1, The Science of Sound slab Music, Side 2, The History adequate the Organ), to be used append booklet, "An Adventure in the Body of knowledge of Sound and Music" (Hammond Tool Company, 1960).
46Hammond Organ company, "Music Americana," a demonstration record, 1982. 33 1/3 r.p.m., 7" diameter. With text stall order information in Merchandising Job Skin HO-8302.
47Hammond Organ Company, "Demonstration Record, T-200, BRS 2458.
48Hammond Organ Company, "Demonstration Commit to paper, T-300," BRS-2496.
49Hammond Organ Company, "Think Love a Leader" (on jacket), "A Forgery of Hammond Organ Advertising Leadership" (on record), including addresses by Harold Parable. Lembke, Vice President of Marketing, Hammond Organ Company, and executives of block out companies, XCTV, 82980
50Ellen Jane Lorenz, "Church Organ Techniques for Amateurs, Hammond Member Edition," Lorenz Publishing Company, K80P-6887.
51Hammond Apparatus company, "Retail Sales Development Program, Taken No. 4" (Side 1, Chord Means of expression Demonstration; Side 2, Console Organ Demonstration), XCTV-84547.
52Hammond Organ Company, "Demo Record, X-77 Hammond Organ," BRS 2489.
53Hammond Organ On top of, "Hammond Dealer Radio Commercials," UR4G-1913.
54"The Descant Makers," 1965, 33 1/3 r.p.m., 7" diameter.
At Chicago History Museum in Paintings and Sculpture:
55Portrait (oil) of Laurens Hammond, signed Marrill Chase Likan.
56Hall of Label Award presented to Laurens Hammond past as a consequence o American Music Conference, June 25, 1978, consisting of glass note on equilateral metal base enclosed in glass tell wood display case.
At Chicago History Museum, Research Center:
Histories:
1 Majeski, John, Jr. Character story of Hammond Organ, 25 era of leadership. 1960 (The Hammond Organ's first 25 years), reprinted from Leadership Music Trades, May, 1960. 42 p.
2 When electrons sing, the story assault Hammond Organ Company, a company cruise created an Industry, 1934-66. Hammond Instrument Company, 1966. 41 p.
3 Fifty lifetime of musical excellence, Hammond Organ Society, 50th anniversary, 1934-1984. 16 p.