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Scan 117
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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1J. A. CUMMINGS & Co.
2[address hidden] started in 1867
3[address hidden] 1868 till about 1875
4While at this address they printed "Cundy's Five Cent Series of Popular Music." They advertised themselves as "Steam job printers."
5[address hidden] in 1875
6[address hidden] in 1895
7By this date they advertised themselves as printers, publishers and electrotypers and the name had been changed to J. A. Cummings Printing Co.
8[address hidden] in 1905 till the name disappeared from the directory in 1909.
10GILES & GOULD
11This started as John F. Giles at 37 1/2 Cornhill about 1869.
12In 1870 J. Frank Giles advertised himself as "Electrotyper & Stereotyper." [address hidden] in 1870 the firm became Giles & Gould at [address hidden]
13This firm printed The Organist's Quarterly Journal and Review.
14Both men had a reputation for doing good work.
15About 1874 they moved to [address hidden] By 1875 they had apparently separated, for J. F. Giles was listed alone that year at their last address.
16Later addresses were:
17J. Frank Giles
18[address hidden] in 1880
19[address hidden] in 1890. His name disappeared from the directory by 1900.
20Geo. Gould was at [address hidden] in 1875 and [address hidden] in 1880. His name disappeared from the directory by 1890.
22LENFEST & ANDERSON
23[address hidden] in 1870. Anderson apparently left or died as T. H. Lenfest's name appeared alone at the same address in 1880.
25SAMUEL W. BLAIR, [address hidden] about 1890
26This firm advertised in the business directory 3 "Publisher, printer and engraver, sheet music and music books—Banjo Music a specialty."
282 The Folio Vol. 2 No. 3 March 1870 p. 67.
293 Boston Directory 1890 Advertising Dept. p. 1945.
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