W. B. Fleming
organ builder
Biography
W. B. Fleming built the largest pipe organ in the world for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis at a cost of over $100,000. After being played upon through most of the fair, the organ was purchased by James B. Woodford for the Grand Court of the Wanamaker store in Philadelphia.
Highlights
- Built the large pipe organ for the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis at a cost of over $100,000, later purchased by James B. Woodford for the Wanamaker Philadelphia store.
Source
Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. II (1913), p. 209.
Public domain.