Beaver Island Christian Church seeks sealed bids for a Hammond organ, 1968

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Event

Dates: circa 1968-03 – 1968-04-30
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Carried out by: Beaver Island Christian Church
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: religioncommunitycommerce
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

In March 1968, the Beaver Island Christian Church advertised a Hammond Spinet Electric Chord Organ for sealed bids. The April issue repeated the offer. The minimum accepted bid was $395, against an original cost of $1,200, and bids were due by April 30.

Evidence and limits

This record preserves the offer and deadline only. The newspaper does not identify a winning bidder, completed sale, or subsequent location of the organ.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 1968, “Bids Wanted.”
Offers a Hammond Spinet Electric Chord Organ by sealed bid, with a minimum bid of $395 and an April 30 deadline; it does not document the winning bidder, sale, or instrument history.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, March 1968, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the published bid notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-03_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1968, “Bids Wanted.”
Repeats the sealed-bid offer, $395 minimum, and April 30 deadline for the Hammond Spinet Electric Chord Organ; it does not document the winning bidder, sale, or instrument history.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1968-04_Beaver-Beacon
Beaver Beacon, April 1968, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held six-page issue scan is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the repeated bid notice.
data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1968-04_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island Christian Church seeks sealed bids for a Hammond organ, 1968”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-christian-church-organ-bid-1968/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1968, “Bids Wanted.” (and 3 further sources listed on the page).

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