David Ivory
Organist /Entertainer
The Museum was built in 1976 to house Robert Finbow's collection of automatic musical instruments.
Later David England's collection of cinema memorabilia (which included the Wurlitzer organ) joined the 'Finbow collection'.
The Museum opened on the 10th of October 1982 with a concert featuring David Ivory and Nigel Ogden at the Wurlitzer.
On the following day David Ivory recorded the Wurlitzer for BBC Radio 2.
Originally built for an American cinema, the Wurlitzer spent most of its working life at the Leicester Square Theatre London.
David England saved the instrument from destruction and before coming to Cotton had it installed in his home at Diss, Norfolk.
David Ivory has been the resident organist since the Museum's opening. His work consists mainly of entertaining the various groups who book the Museum for private tours.
The Museum opens to the public at 2:30 pm. on Sundays during the summer months, when the collection is demonstrated.
The 2009 Season is now finished.
The Museum is situated just off the B1113 six miles north of Stowmarket, Suffolk.