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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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11900—George, Gerard & [address hidden], Roxbury
2NEW ENGLAND PIANO CO.
3Between 1880-85 to between 1900-10.
4Made cheap reed organs after taking over Smith American Organ & Piano Co. after 1900.
5Not very successful with them. See list of Other Boston Pianoforte Makers for information about their pianos p. 249.
71850—[address hidden]
81853—[address hidden]
91881—[address hidden]
10M. O. NICHOLS
11About 1850. Nichols & Woods in 1852.
13J. SCHLEICHER & HOCHSTUHL
14About 1881. Manufacturer of Reed & Pipe Organs combined.
161852—[address hidden]
171860—[address hidden]
181870—[address hidden] opp. Waltham
191880—[address hidden]
20OPP. Waltham
211900—[address hidden]
22S. D. & H. W. SMITH
23Started as S. D. Smith & Co. in 1852. From 1853-74 it was S. D. & H. W. Smith & Co.;
241875-86 and [address hidden]; [address hidden] & Piano Co.
25This reed organ company was a close corporation in 1890 with S. D. Smith, Pres., H. W., Vice Pres., E. W., brother of the second, Treas., and Geo. T. McLaughlin, Sec'y. S. D. & H. W. Smith, cousins, were both born at Enfield, Mass. 1830. H. W. Smith, whose father was a noted inventor, learned pianoforte making as an apprentice in the factory of Hill, Ryder & Sons.
26In 1868 they advertised themselves in the Boston City Directory on the back colored page as "Also publishers of the two new and popular books 'Organist Parlor Companion' and 'Home Recreations'."
27"This firm has for many years [1890] enjoyed a world-wide reputation as manufacturers of organs." "They have been in business over 37 years as reed organ makers, and during that period have been instrumental in promoting the growth of musical taste in this country in connection with that branch."1 This house had a great many patents of significance in relation to the organ.1 They advertised their organs as having "clear sweetness of tone that has passed into a proverb."2
28Started making pianofortes in 1884.
301852—[address hidden]
31T. D. WARREN
32About 1852. Melodeons.
341853—[address hidden] & [address hidden]
35GEORGE WOODS & CO.
36Listed 1853 to about 1890.
37Earlier with Mason & Hamlin, made fine reed organs and pianofortes.
391 Spillane, Daniel. History of the American Pianoforte p. 305.
402 Musical Herald, January 1880.
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