AG NMAH 60
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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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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20-22
23
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28
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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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34
35
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38-39
40
41
42
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4
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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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25-27
28
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30-36
37
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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
Dinkle Brothers Carlisle, PA NMAH A
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34-37
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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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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
19
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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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32-33
34
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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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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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18
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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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23-25
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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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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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15
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17-18
19
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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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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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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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35
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38-39
40
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43-44
45-50
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
Vogt, George Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NMAH A
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30-31
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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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PIANOS, ca. 1842-1939
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General Works
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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Series I: Manufacturers and Distributors of Pianos
Box Folder
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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Series 2: General Works
Box Folder
47 168 47, 168
12 6 12, 5-6
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Pianos: Miscellaneous Advertisements, Incentives Pianos: Miscellaneous Advertisements, Piano Movers Pianos: Miscellaneous Advertisements, Printers
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