My Clarabella organ was made in Toronto.  A printed warrantee card tacked
to the back of the bellows gives the address of a European agent for the
company in Manchester, England, and a movers'  tag of recent vintage
shows that this particular organ came from Scotland.

Perhaps Clarabellas were mostly sold in the U.K.; on the nameboard is a
decal of the original seller:  "From Sowdan & Forgan, Murry Place,
Stirling, Vicar Street, Falkirk."  Stirling and Falkirk are neighboring
Scottish towns.  How this one found its way to Hayfork, California where
I bought it, I have no idea.  The warrantee gives a serial # of 3365, and
a manufacture date of November 16, 1897.

It is a single manual with 11 stops from left to right:  Diapason, Sub
Bass, Bass Coupler, Forte, Bassoon, Vox Humana, Aeoline, Delicato, Treble
Coupler, Vox Celeste and Clarabella, plus right and left knee swells.
There are two sets of reeds; 28 rear bass, 33 rear treble, 13 front bass
and 33 front treble.

It is overall in pretty good condition; all stop knob labels are present,
celluloid keys in fine condition, case pretty clean.  There is evidence
(screw holes) that it had a high top, which is missing.  Lamp stands
project out from the music shelf, rather than being separate pieces.
There are left and right music holders; and some very nice simple
stencilwork carving on the case.  It's missing a front bottom  board, the
wooden knee pedals, and a round finial.  The bellows appear and feel to
be in good condition, but requires rapid pumping to play.  The top action
is creaky and stiff.  I plan to do a complete restoration.

Some unusual and cute details: the decal letters are in the shape of
organ reeds, which are both straight and curved when necessary to form
Os, Cs, Bs, Rs, etc. to form the words "Clarabella Organ Co., Toronto,
Ont., Canada." The cast iron pedal frames say "Mouseproof Pat. 87."

Larry Lobel