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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
Mrs. Erd is a bright, vivacious young
woman, blessed with more than a fair
To Mrs. Rose F. Erd belongs the honor share of good looks, this supplemented by
AGAINST INFRINGEMENT OF THE "BESSON AND
of being the only lady piano manufacturer a well-balanced mentality, aids her materi-
"PROTOTYPE" TRADE NAMES—SUIT
AGAINST CARL FISCHER.
in America. Since the death of her hus- ally in her business affairs. She is over
band, Frank H. Erd, she has superin- the factory making a suggestion here, and
New York, Dec. 17, 1897. tended the building and marketing of the any slight in workmanship quickly catches
Editor Music Trade Review:
her eye, and it is at once remedied. She
In the Circuit Court of the United States
takes a pride in managing and building up
for the Southern District of New York,
the business established by her husband.
before his Honor Judge Lacombe:
The Erd Co. build not only upright
An injunction has been obtained this
pianos, but grands as well, they also con-
day by Besson & Co., Ltd., of London,
duct a very satisfactory harp business.
England, in the above Court against the
Mrs. Erd attends to retail sales, and on a
infringement of their trade mark "Proto-
recent visit to Saginaw she disposed of an
type," and usurpation of their trade name
Erd grand piano on the day of our call.
"Besson," and against the selling or offer-
Throughout Northern Michigan, and other
ing for sale or dealing in instruments
parts of the country where they have been
marked or purporting to be Prototype or
sold, the Erd pianos have acquired a good
Besson instruments other than those manu-
reputation, which is constantly being
factured by the plaintiff company at Lon-
added to by the persistent and earnest
don, England.
attention which Mrs. Erd is giving to her
These proceedings were instituted
business.
against Carl Fischer, of New York, in con-
sequence of the importation into America
Fifth Avenue Changes.
of a consignment of French made instru-
ments bearing our trade mark, manufac-
ROSENBERG WILL MANAGE THE EMERSON
BRANCH AND HARTPENCF. WILL TAKE
tured by Adolph Fontaine of Paris, des-
THE ROAD.
cribing himself as Fontaine Besson.
Injunction Obtained
Mrs. Erd—Piano Manufacturer.
CAUTION.
Notice is hereby given to all whom it
MRS. ROSE F. ERD.
may concern that Besson & Co., Ltd.,
of London, England, sole makers of the product of the Erd Piano and Harp Co.
Prototype band instruments as used by the For many years Mrs. Erd took a warm in-
leading American bands and musicians for terest in her husband's affairs and was by
the past thirty years, will take immediate his side daily to counsel with him in busi-
proceedings for injunction and damages
against any person or persons selling, of-
fering for sale, or in any way dealing in
instruments purporting to be Prototype
instruments or marked Prototype, Besson,
F. Besson or Besson & Co. other than those
manufactured and sold by Besson & Co.,
Ltd., of 198 Euston Road, London, Eng-
land.
Besson & Co., Ltd.,
Henry R. Grice, Managing Director.
A Chance for Composers.
Ludwig Boesendorfer, the well known
Vienna piano manufacturer, as a means of
commemorating the founding of the con-
cert hall which bears his name, has offered
three prizes of 2,000, 1,200 and 800 crowns
for new concertos for piano and orchestra.
The competition is open for composers of
all nations, and the works remain the pro-
perty of the authors. The competition
will close July 1. Boesendorfer Hall was
opened with an inauguration concert by
Hans Von Biilow just a quarter of a cen-
tury ago. The judges will be Theodore
Leschetizky, Julius Epstein, Alfred Gruen-
feld,Moriz Rosenthaland Wilhelm Gericke.
Joseph Flanner is about to publish an
edition of a hundred thousand copies of
the "Milwaukee Carnival March" in con-
nection with the great Carnival to be held
in Milwaukee next summer. It will con-
tain pictures of each member of the Car-
nival Board of Directors.
Seymour H. Rosenberg, who for a num-
ber of years past has been manager of the
New York warerooms of the B. Shoninger
Co., will, on Jan. 1st, assume the manage-
ment of the Emerson Piano Co.'s branch
at 92 Fifth avenue. Mr. Rosenberg is one
of the energetic members of the New York
piano trade, and has won a strong follow-
ing. In his new position he will unques-
tionably win further good results.
J. R. Hartpence, who has been in charge
of the Emerson warerooms for some time,
will branch out as a traveler, and in the
near future he will take the road for the
firm with whom he has been so long
identified.
A. J. Anderson, music dealer, Burling-
ton, la., received some injuries of a pain-
ful nature as the result of a runaway acci-
ness matters, and therefore she is thor- dent which occurred while out driving a
oughly conversant not only with the manu- few days ago. He collided with another
facture of pianos and harps, but with the wagon and was thrown violently to the
wholesale and retail business as well.
pavement.
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