Definition of "wind-chest" [wind-chest]

• In organ-building, a chest or box immediately below the pipes or reeds, from which the compressed air is admitted to them by means of valves or pallets. See organ and reed-organ. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "The wind is thereby forced into a reservoir, whence it passes into the wind-chest, on the sides of which are grouped the pipes."
• "The function of these pins and staples is to raise balanced keys connected by simple mechanism with the valves of the pipes, which are thus mechanically opened, admitting the stream of air from the wind-chest."
• "The wind-chest is provided with a special arrangement for this experiment."