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PIANOS, ca. 1842-1939 (3.30 cubic feet; 10 DB)

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists primarily of advertising cards, business cards, bookmarks, printed advertisements, scattered correspondence on letterhead stationery, pamphlets, bills/receipts, trade catalogs, fans, photographs, patents, song books, articles and books from manufacturers and distributors of pianos and piano parts. There is a substantial amount of materials for each company especially for the bigger and better known piano manufacturers. A number of these companies also sold organs. Among the materials there is a small number of programs, hymn books and music books.

A large amount of the materials are images. Most of the images are of pianos and organs found primarily in the trade catalogues and on printed advertisements. The images on the printed advertisements are similiar to those in the trade catalogues and include the same information such as dimensions of the piano, style name, price, type of wood frame, and attractive features. The piano is shown as a focal point of family life. Pianos are considered as important furnishings for the home. Manufacturers advertised pianos as companions and the source of inspiration, pleasure and entertainment. Images depicting women and family life are also particularly strong in this collection.

There are a number of publications which discuss the history of piano manufacturing companies. These publications are included with the company related materials. Other publications include primers, early American hymn books, instructions on how to play piano and old favorite songs.

The material is organized alphabetically by name of company. There are seven folders of material grouped by type: business cards, patents, shipping documents, clubs, schools, general images and shipping documents.

Researchers interested in other collections in the Archives Genter that relate to the manufacture of pianos and piano parts should consult the following collections:

Sohmer & Company Records, 1872-1989, Collection #349 Steinway Piano Company Collection, 1850-1906; 1953, Collection #178 Pratt-Read Corporation Records, 1839-1990, Collection #320 Chickering & Sons, 1823-1985, Collection #264 Wood & Brooks Company Records, ca. 1900-1960, Collection #457 Wurlitzer Company Records, 1864-1984, Collection #469 William Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, Collection #511

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Subject Terms:

Dry Goods Musical Instruments Pianos Organs Sheet Music

V. Broussard-Simmons A. Behning 267.01

PIANOS, ca. 1842-1939 (3.30 cubic feet; 10 DB)

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Manufacturers and Distributors of Pianos and Piano Parts

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Adair, Will E. Cohocton, New York

Aeolian New York

Adek Manufacturing Company New York

Albrecht and Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Albrecht, Riekes and Schmidt Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

American Piano Manufacturing Company New York

American Felt Company New York

The Ampico, The New York

Anderson and Company Brooklyn, New York

Anton, P. G. St. Louis, Missouri

Aocchi, Bacigalupo, and Graffigna Berlin

Atwood Piano Loaders, Company Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Automation Piano Company New York

Autopiano Company New York

Babcock and Elmer Baldwin

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26

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29

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31

32

Barber, L. H. Brattleboro, Vermont

Bates, Edward T. Meadville, Pennsylvania

Bauer, Julius and Company Chicago, Illinois

Baus Piano New York

Beatty Organs and Pianos Washington, New Jersey

Becker Brothers New York

Beckwith Pianos Chicago, Illinois

Beethoven Washington, New Jersey

Behning Piano Cleveland, Ohio

Behr New York

Bellak, James Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bent, R. M., and Company New York

Berry and Gordon New York

Bigelow and Northway Billings and Company New York

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41

42

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Bissell, S. T. Agent for Decker Brothers & Wilcox and White Hartford, Connecticut

Blake's Great Piano Palace Boston, Massachusetts

Bland and Weller Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Blasius and Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bloomfield and Otis New York

Boardman and Gray's Albany, New York

Bogart, E. B., and Company New York

Bond Piano Company Ft. Wayne, Indiana

Boothe, Wm. F. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Bothner, George New York

Bourne, Wm. and Son Boston, Massachusetts

Bowen, R. J. Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Bradbury New York

Brewster Pianos Location unknown

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Bridge, S. N. and Sons Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Briggs Pianos Boston, Massachusetts

Brinsmead, John and Sons

Brockport Piano Manufacturing Company Brockport, New York

Brown and Allen Boston, Massachusetts

Buckner, E. D. Location Unknown

Burns, F. P. Albany, New York

Bush and Gerts Chicago, Illinois

Bush and Lone Company Holland, Michigan

Butler, H. Rallston, New York

Cable Piano Company Chicago, Illinois

Galenberg and Vaupel New York

Carhart, Needham and Company New York

Carnegie Hall New York

Garter, B. F. Newburyport, Missouri

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38

39

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41

42

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Cattell, A. C. and Company Cincinnati, Ohio

Chappell, A. H. New London, Cinncinati

Chase, A. B. Company Norwalk, Ohio and New York

Chase Brothers Location Unknown

Ch~ney, A. C., Piano Action Company New York

Chickering and Sons New York

Chaffin, J. F. Fitchburg, Massachusetts

Chambers, T. H. Location Unknown

Chicago Cottage Organ Company Chicago, Illinois

Choralcelo Galleries New York

Christie, J. H. Stamford, Connecticut

Christman Sons New York

Clark, G. W. Syracuse, New York

Clemmer, A. G. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cluett and Sons Albany, New York

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Colby Piano Company Erie, Pennsylvania

Compton, J. A. Coshocton, Ohio

Connorized Player Rolls Catalog Location Unknown

Conover Brothers New York

Cornish Company Washington, New Jersey

Church, John, Company Cincinnati, Ohio

Cramer and Company, Limited London, England

Cunningham Pianos Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Czerny, Charles Location unknown

Darbee, Everett Hamburg, New York

Dearborn, George E. Location Unknown

Decker Brothers New York

Descombes, L. J. New York

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Divers, Jonas E. and Sons Middletown, New York and Newton, New Jersey

Dolge, Alfred New York

Doll, Jacob New York

Dominion Organ and Piano Company Dondore, Connecticut

Done, Joshua London, England

Downing, C. S. Augusta, Maine

Dunbar, E. K. and Company Boston, Massachusetts

Dunham Pianos New York

Dyer and Company Lawrence, Kansas?

Dygert, W. M. Fort Plain, New York

Ebersole Pianos Location Unknown

Edna Piano and Organ Company Monroeville, Ohio

Emerson Piano Company Boston, Massachusetts and Chicago, Illinios

Engelhardt F. and Sons New York and Chicago

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12

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Englebrecht and Thompson Binghamton, New York

Erard Piano New York

Estey Organ New York

Everett Piano Boston, Massachusetts

Fay Pianos San Francisco, California

Fehrenbach, M. New Orleans, Louisana

Firth, Pond and Company New York

Fischer Piano Company New York

Flaherty, Thos. and Company Boston, Massachusetts

Foley and Williams Manufacturing Company Cincinnati, Ohio

Foster and Company Rochester, New York

Frati and Company Berlin

Gauss, Alb. Paris, France

Gilbert, T. and Company New York

Gernert, Guenther and Eyth Pittsburg, Pennsylvania

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18

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Gibbons and Stone Rochester, New York

Godard Piano Company Syracuse, New York

Goetz and Company Brooklyn, New York

Goodman and Baldwin New Haven, Connecticut

Gordon, S. T. New York

Gomph, G. and Son Location Unknown

Gorham, Jas. H. New Bedford, Massachusetts

Gould, J. E. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Gram-Richtsteig Piano Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Gray, Jas. A. and Company Albany, New York

Great Western Piano Factory Location Unknown

Green, Joe A. Location Unknown

Greene, J. W. and Company Toledo, Ohio

Green, Oliver Boston, Massachusetts NMAH A

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27

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32-33

34

35

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37

Griffith and Griffith Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. Louis, Missouri Liverpool, England

Grotrian-Steinweg Brunswick

Grovesteen and Truslow New York

Guild, Church and Company Boston, Massachusetts

Gulbransen-Dickinson Company Chicago, Illinois

Haas, Henry and Son New York

Haggerty, F. J., Company Warren, Pennsylvania

Haines and Company New York and Rochester

Hall, Thomas G. New York

Hallet and Davis Pianos Albany, New York

Hanford, G. R. and Company Ogdensburg, New York

Hardman, Peck and Company New York

Harvard Piano Company Boston, Massachusetts

Hazelton and Brothers New York

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40

41

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45

46

47

Heinekamp, Wm. and Location Unknown

Henderson, F. C. Company Boston, Massachusetts

Heppe, C. J. Brooklyn, New York

Herzberg, G. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Hews, George New York

Hickok, J. H. Poughkeepsie, New York

Hidley, John H. Albany, New York

Hinds and Sons Newark, New Jersey

Hine, N. W. New Haven, Connecticut

Hales, I. P., Piano Company New York

Hills, J. A., Company Boston, Massachusetts

Homan, Chas. H. Boston, Massachusetts

Hook and Hastings Boston, Massachusetts

House, S. L., Company Chicago, Illinois NMAH A

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50-53

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58-59

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Hoyt's Music Store Danbury, Connecticut

Huntley, Wm. E. New Haven, Connecticut

Hughes and Hale Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Huntington Pianos Shelton, Connecticut

Ivers and Pond Pianos Boston, Massachusetts

Jacob Brothers New York

Janssen Piano Location Unknown

Jewett Pianos Location Unknown

Katthain, Professor B. Bay City, Michigan

Keller Brothers and Blight Company Bridfgeport, Connecticut

Kimball, W. W. and Company Chicago, Illinois

Kingsley Piano Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Knabe Wm. and Company Baltimore, Maryland

Knabe, Wm. and Company Baltimore, Maryland

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Kohler and Campbell Location Unknown

Kraemer, T. F. and Company New York

Krakaur Brothers New York

Kranich and Bach New York

Ladd, A. W. and Company New York

Lamb, J, H. Greenfield, Massachusetts

Lamb, W. B. Worcsester, Massachusetts

Piano - L'Art Accorder

Lawson and Company New York

Lawrence Location Unknown

Lawrence and Son, Piano Company Boston, Massachusetts

Lawrence, W. A. and Son Boston, Massachusetts

Leckerling Piano York, Pennsylvania

Leefson-Hille Conservatory of Music Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NMAH A

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12

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14

15

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18

19

Lehr, H. and Company Easton, Pennsylvania

Leiter Brothers Syracuse, New York

Leland, S. R and Son Chicago, Illinois

Leland, Samuel R. Worcester, Massachusetts

Leslie, C. E. Chicago, Illinois

Lester Piano Company Philadelphia and Lester, Pennsylvania

Lighte and Bradbury New York

Lighte and Newton New York

Lighte, Newton, and Bradbury's New York

Lindley, E. D. Shelton, Connecticut

Lindeman and & Sons New York

Loomis, C. M. Connecticut

Louis, L. Boston, Massachusetts

Love,, Malcolm Pianos Waterloo, New York

Ludwig Piano Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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21

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23-25

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27

28

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30

1

2

3

Lyon and Healy Chicago, Illinois

Marchal and Smith Piano Company New York

Marshall and Wendell Albany, New York

Marsh, H. B. Springville, New York

Mason and Hamlin Company Boston and New York

Matchless Shaw Pianos Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Mathushek New Haven, Connecticut

McCammon, Wm. and Company Albany, New York

Mcintyre and Goodsell Grand Rapids, Michigan

McMaster and Compton Lockport, New York

McPhail, A. M., Piano Company Boston, Massachusetts

Mehlin, Paul G. and Sons New York

Mellor, John H. Boston, Masschussetts

Melville Clark Piano Company Chicago, Illinois

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10

11

Merrill Piano Company Boston, Massachusetts

Merriam, E. F. and Company Denver, Colorado

Metcalf Piano Company Rochester, New York

Metcalf, Chas. Toledo, Ohio

Meyer, Conrad and Sons Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Miller, Henry F. and Sons Piano Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Miller, Henry F. Boston, Massachusetts

Miller, Mason and Hamlin Brooklyn, New York

Milton Piano Company New York

Mitchell, Young Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Moxter J and Company St. Louis, Missouri

Munn Piano Company Walton, New York

Munn-Close Company Cortland, New York

Munroe Publishing Company New York

Narvesen Piano New York

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24

Nash, E. P. and Company Petersburg, Virginia

National Piano Company Boston, Massachusetts

Needham Piano Company New York

Netzow Manufacturing Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Neuhardt, Julius New York

Neumann, F. L. Hamburg

New England Piano Company Boston, Massachusetts

Newhall, D. B. Boston, Massachusetts

Newby and Evans Poughkeepsie, New York

Newman, Edward G. New York

Niagara Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company North Tonawanda, New York

Norris and Hyde, Pianos Boston, Massachusetts

Norris, G. W. Boston, Massachusetts

North Tonawanda Factory North Tonawanda, New York

Nunns, William New York

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11

12

13

Packard Piano Company Fort Wayne, Indiana

Patterson Piano Company Bridgeport, Connecticut

Pease Piano Company New York and Chicago

Peek and Son New York

Peerless Piano Player Company St. Johnsville, New York

Peloubet, Pelton and Company New York

Pianotist Player Piano New York

Piercy and Company Troy and Albany, New York

Pond, Wm. A., and Company New York

Poole Brothers Boston, Massachusetts

Postawka, L. and Company Cambridgeport, Massachusetts

Prescott Boston, Massachusetts

Prince, George A. and Company Chicago, Illinois

Rachals, M. F. and Company Hamburg, Germany

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Radle, F., Pianos Location Unknown

Raven and Bacon New York

Reichenbach, A. B. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Rehbein Brothers Brooklyn, New York

Ricksecker, Emanuel C. Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Rider, J. T. Hudson, Kingston & Poughkeepsie, New York

Rogers and Winant New York

Roth and Engelhardt Johnsville, New York

Rudolph, Wilh. Giessen, W. Germany

Ryland and Lee Richmond, Virginia

Sage and Sons Buffalo, New York

St. John C. Boston, Massachusetts

Sawtelle, C. F. Bangor, Maine

Sawyer, T. and E. Nashua, New HampshireH

Saxton, G. B. and Company Troy, New York

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31

32

Schaaf, Adam Piano Chicago, Illinois

Schaeffer Pianos Location Unknown

Schmid, F. R. Watertown, New York

Schoenhut Toy Piano Location Unknown

Schomacker Pianos Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Schuman Chicago, Illinois

Schultz Pianos Chicago, Illinois

Shaw Piano Erie, Pennsylvania

Shimek Brothers Baltimore, Maryland

Shoninger, B. New Haven, Connecticut

Simmons, A. H. Albany, New York

Singer Piano Company Chicago, Illinois

Slade, A. G. and Company Brooklyn, New York

Smith American Organ Company Boston, Massachusetts

Smith, Freeborn G. Brooklyn, New York

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Smith, Geo. D. Rochester, New York

Smith and Barnes Chicago, Illinois

Sohm er New York

Soule Piano and Organ Investment Company Tanton, Brockton and New Bedford, Massachusetts

Spencer, F. W. and Company San Francisco, California

Springsteen, C. G. Rome, New York

Staib-Abendschein Company New York

Standard Pneumatic Action Company New York

Starck, P.A., Piano Company Chicago, Illinois

Starr Piano Company Richmond, Indiana

Steck, George and Company New York

Steere, C. E.

Steinert, M. New Haven, Connecticut

Steinert, M. and Sons Company Portland, Maine

Steinway and Sons New York

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Sterling Piano Company Derby, Connecticut

Stieff Pianos Baltimore, Maryland

Stimpson, C. N. and Company Westfield, Massachusetts

Story and Clark Organs Troy and Albany, New York

Strauch Brothers New York

Stultz and Bauer New York

Stuyvesant Pianos New York

Swanson Music Company Council Bluffs, Indiana

Sycamore Wagon Works DeKalb, Illinois

Taylor, Charles E. Granville Centre, Pennsylvania

Taylor and Farley Organ Company

Techniphone Company New York

Thomas Brothers Catskill, New York

Thomas, Theodore Worcester, Massachusetts

Thurston, J. and N New York

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Tietz, S. M. Amsterdam, New York

Tonk and Company New York

Tourjee, E. Boston, Massachusetts

Tracy, Edwin C. New York

Troup, J. H. Piano House Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Trowbridge Piano Boston, Massachusetts

Tway, W. F. New York

Tweddle Hall Music Store Albany, New York

Union Piano Manufacturing Company Location Unknown

United States Piano Company New York

U. S. School of Music New York

Van Winkle, David I. New York

Veiock Music Company New Brighton

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30-31

32-34

35

36-37

38

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Vose Piano Boston, Massachusetts

Waltham Piano Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Walker and Company Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Wanamaker, John New York

Waterloo Organ Company Waterloo, New York

Waters, Horace and Company New York

Warren Piano Company Warren, Pennsylvania

Weaver Piano Company York, Pennsylvania

Weber New York

Wegman Piano Company Auburn, New York

Welte, M. and Sons Freiburg/Baden, Germany and New York

Wendell, C. E. and Company Albany, New York

Weser Brothers New York

Wessell, Nickel and Gross New York

Wheelock Piano New York

Wheelden, L. J. Bangor, Maine

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White, Smith and Company Boston, Massachusetts

Wilcox and White Company Meriden, Connecticut

Wilson Piano Company Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Williams Brothers DeSoto, Missouri

Williams Organ and Piano Company Chicago, Illinois

Wing and Son New York

Winkler, Gustav Trenton, New Jersey

Winter and Heller Pianos Perkasie and Allentown, Pennsylvania

Wood, George Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Woodward and Brown Boston, Massachusetts

Worcester's New York

Wurlitzer, Rudolph Company New York

Yohn Brothers Mechanicsburg

Zolper, Anton Camden, New Jersey

Piano: Printed Advertisements

Piano: Appraisers Association of America

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Piano: Printed Advertisements

Piano: Appraisers Association of America

Piano: Schools

Piano: Armchair Recitals

Piano: Boston Symphony Orchestra Program

Piano: Business Cards

Piano: Miscellaneous Correspondence

Piano: Euphonia Musical Club Program

Piano: Grunfeld, Alfred Concert Program

Piano: Hardware Materials and Furniture

Piano: General Images

Pianos: Import/Export Documents

Pianos: Patents

Pianos: Periodicals

Pianos: Pamphlets

Pianos: Miscellaneous Price lists, Invoices and Certificates

Pianos: Primers

Pianos: Related Publications Early American Hymn Book

Pianos: Related Publications The Harp

Pianos: Related Publications How to Play the Piano-Forte

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Pianos: Related Publication Old Favorite Songs

Pianos: Premium Catalogue University Society

Pianos: Tuners and Repair

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BRAND NAME INDEX

The following is a list of brand names for various pianos and related names that appear on this list is a compilation of those found on materials in the verticle document boxes. It is not a complete list of all the brand names for adhesives. The list is intended to assist researchers locate desired materials when only the brand name is known. The following information is included for each product when available: (1) the brand name, (2) the manufacturing company and (3) type of product.

Brand Name Company Name Type of Product

Beckwith Sears Roebuck & Co. Piano

Bijou Calenberg & Vaupel Piano

Bradbury F.G. Smith & Co. Piano

Capen Brockport Piano Mfg. Co. Piano

Conover Cable Co. Piano

Crown Geo. P. Bent Mfg. Co. Piano

Kingsbury Cable Co. Piano

Orchestrella Aeolian Company Piano

Pianola Aeolian company Piano

Separable Calenberg & Vaupel Piano

Weber Pianola Aeolian Company Piano

Wellington Calenberg & Vaupel Piano

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PIANOS, ca. 1842-1949 (Oversize)

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE

Materials relate to the production aud sales of piauos in the United States aud abroad and originate from the mauufacturers aud retailers of pianos, piano movers, aud printers. The oversize items are comprised of primarily of printed advertisements, brochures, aud posters. Items often include product images aud descriptions. The material dates mostly from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries.

Series 1: Manufacturers and Distributors of Pianos Materials are arranged alphabetically by company.

Series 2: General Works The series includes miscellaueous advertisements from printers, movers and other businesses who used pianos as incentives to buy their products.

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47 10 Chickering and Sons Boston, MA

168 3 Colby Piano Company Erie, PA

47 10 Collard and Collard London, England

10 Decker Brothers' Pianos New York, Ny

168 4 Edmond Cote Piano Manufacturing Company Fall River, MA

47 10 Gould's, J.E., New Store Philadelphia, PA

11 Hallett, Davis and Company New York, NY

10 Henderson, F.C. and Company Boston, MA

168 4 The Keller Piano Company Bridgeport, CT

4 Lawrence, W.A. and Sons Boston, MA

4 The Mason and Hamlin Organ Company Boston, MA

47 11 Mehlin, Paul G. and Sons West New York, NJ

168 5 The Netzon Manufacturing Company Milwaukee, WI

47 11 Raven and Bacon New York, NY

11 Starck, P.A. and Company Chicago, IL

11 Steinway and Sons New York, NY

11 Whitney and Currier Toldeo, OH

168 5 Wilson Piano Company Milwaukee, WI

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Pianos: Miscellaneous Advertisements, Incentives Pianos: Miscellaneous Advertisements, Piano Movers Pianos: Miscellaneous Advertisements, Printers

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