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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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1IV. D. Brass Instrument Manufacturers—Period 1850-1915 (Continued)
3Addresses from Boston Business Directories
5Names of Firms and Information About the Firms
71824?—Winchester, N. H.
81852-54—[address hidden]
91855-61—[address hidden]
101862-63—[address hidden]
12GRAVES & CO.
13This company was established by Samuel Graves at Winchester, [address hidden], about 1824 according to the above advertisement and opened in Boston about 1852. See p. 226. From 1862-63 the business was listed simply as S. Graves. In 1864 Gilmore, Graves & Co. were at the same location, [address hidden], while S. Graves was listed at [address hidden] From 1865 on the name Graves disappeared both in a company and individually.
151866—[address hidden]
161867-83—[address hidden]
17David C. Hall alone
181876-77—[address hidden]
191878—[address hidden]
201879-80—[address hidden]
211881—[address hidden] & [address hidden]
221882—[address hidden]
231883—[address hidden], Rm. 9
241890—[address hidden]
251895—[address hidden]
261899—[address hidden]
28HALL & QUINBY; AND QUINBY BROS.
29For predecessors see Allen Mfg. Co. and Allen & Hall p. 266.
301866-75 Hall & Quinby were "manufacturers of rotary valve instruments of every description." 30
31They purchased the entire stock and tools of Allen & Hall and introduced new inventions. Beginning in 1872 they had taken over the stock and tools of the late firm of E. G. Wright & Co. 31
321876-82 Quinby Bros. (B. F. & Geo. W.) stated in 1876 that they had introduced new styles, models and inventions and had rotary valve instruments of every description. 32 In 1880 they described themselves as "Manufacturers of all kinds of band instruments, brass band instruments (round, flat and piston valves)." 33 They made fine instruments, cornets, trumpets, trombones, French horns, E-flat altos, baritones and tubas. 29
341883 Whipple Music Co. Apparently the sale of stock of this company, a merger of L. E. Whipple and Quinby Bros., was not successful, for in 1884 the Standard Band Instrument Co., which was Thompson & Odell's brass instrument manufacturing business, occupied [address hidden] They may have started with the stock and equipment of Quinby Bros.
36David C. Hall was alone again from 1876 to about 1899 at various addresses. He was listed in 1879-1880 only under Hall's Boston Brass Quadrille Band and Orchestra. Before that and again till 1883 he was listed as an instrument maker. Beginning with 1883 the directory heading includes dealers and manufacturers, so it is uncertain how long he made instruments and how much he was simply a band leader, player and dealer.
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