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Ayars, Contributions to the Art of Music in America by the Music Industries of Boston (1937) — the Squier, Farley, Rettberg, Rockwell and Elias Howe matter, 1937
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1B. Engravers
31. A Family of Earlier Engravers
5In the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the Schlumper family was noted in Boston for fine work in music engraving.¹ The first of them to do engraving was Frederick W., listed in 1870 at [address hidden], and from around 1885 till his death before 1900 at [address hidden], West Roxbury. He was a flute player, taught flute many years at the New England Conservatory of Music, and an engraver. He did much engraving for the firm of Carl Prüfer. His son, Charles F. W., was listed as a music engraver at [address hidden] in 1878 and 1879, but went into manufacturing from then till about 1900 when, at [address hidden], he again took up music engraving until his death in 1919. His brother Henry was in various types of work till about 1885 when he took up music engraving for firms like Oliver Ditson until his death before 1915.
72. Present Day Engraving Firms
9WHITE-SMITH MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY
11The White-Smith Music Publishing Company has an engraving department with a complete equipment of music dies for any class of work.
13M. O. HENNING & SON
15The founder, M. O. Henning, served his time learning the engraving trade in Leipzig, Germany, with Breitkopf and Härtel. He came to the United States in August 1880. He finally secured work in one of the few music engraving shops in New York City. First he worked for Max Houschkel, then for Christian Huber. Both these shops employed German engravers and had but three of them including Mr. Henning.
17In 1882 Mr. Henning established his own business in Dedham, Massachusetts, starting with about four or five men. He retired
19¹ Statements of John C. Miller, formerly of Oliver Ditson Company, Inc. and A. J. Oettinger.
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