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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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1I. B. Other Boston Pianoforte Makers—Period 1840-1915 (Continued)
3Addresses from Boston Business Directories
5Names of Firms and Information About the Firms
71832—[address hidden]
81835—Boylston near [address hidden]
91840-47—[address hidden]
101850—[address hidden]
12WILKINS & NEWHALL
13Levi Wilkins was a pianoforte maker at [address hidden] from 1832-1834 and a partner from 1835-1837 with Stephen L. Gould who had been alone at [address hidden] in 1833 and 1834. In 1835 the firm was Gould, Wilder & Co. (L. Wilkins & D. B. Newhall). Levi Wilkins & Daniel B. Newhall apparently took over the business about 1837 or 1838. They went out of business between 1850-1860.
15They made overstrung squares and their instrument was known as the Newhall Pianoforte.
171847—[address hidden]
18W. P. WINCHESTER & CO.
19Before 1847—out of business between 1850-1860. Made squares and uprights.
211853—[address hidden] & [address hidden]
221870—[address hidden]
231875—[address hidden]
24Factory at [address hidden], Cambridge
26GEORGE WOODS & CO.
27About 1853 to about 1890.
28He worked earlier at Mason & Hanlin's and made good pianofortes. In 1885 this company was listed under organ builders at [address hidden]
301860—3641/2 [address hidden]
31L. P. WOODWARD
32Around 1860.
341842-46—[address hidden]
351847—[address hidden]
361855—[address hidden]
371860—[address hidden]
381880—[address hidden]
391885—[address hidden]
401895—[address hidden]
42WOODWARD & BROWN
43Isaac Woodward was born and educated at Roxbury, N. H., and learned cabinet making at Keene, N. H. He came to Boston and in the case making department of Brown & Hallet acquired a thorough knowledge of pianoforte making. He started business as "Brown [John P.], Hallet [R.] & Woodward [I.]" in 1842. John Brown was a fellow workman at Brown & Hallet's and a member of Edwin Brown's family. In 1846 it became I. Woodward & Co. and in 1847 Woodward & Brown.
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