History for Sale

We have mentioned before that there is a wonderful stoop sale going on at 209 West 16th Street, right here in Chelsea.  Loretta and Charlie are moving and, in addition to a wooden artist's easel, lots of books, jewelry, and other assorted cool stuff, they have two musical instruments. One is Comm organ and the other is a melodeon.  The melodeon belonged to Charlie's grandmother, Florence Watson Parsons, who was the first nickelodeon player in Montreal.  So, not only would you be buying a rare musical instrument, you are buying a long lost piece of history.  (The melodeon, bottom, also has pedals that are not pictured)