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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
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ART DEPARTMENT AN AID IN PIANO MAKING AND SELLING.
An Important and Interesting Feature of the Equipment of the Factory of the Weaver Organ
and Piano Co.—Furnishes Designs for Cases and Advertising Service for Dealers.
(Special to The Review.)
illustration making a drawing. Mr. Brown has
made a special study of period designs as applied
to piano cases, and has been particularly success-
ful in producing some very handsome instruments.
The art d e p a r t -
ment also does all the
retouching for half-
tones. John Blausser.
who has charge of
this work, is seen in
the picture using the
airbrush.
The ex-
cellence of the half-
tone reproductions of
the Weaver line of
pianos to a great de-
gree depends upon
Mr. Blausser's skill.
This department is at
the service of all
Weaver dealers for
advertising purposes.
Advertising ideas are
simply submitted by
the retailer and suit-
Art Department of Weaver Organ & Piano Co
able illustrations are
is the special art department, in which all the designed and drawn ready for the half-tone or
case designs used by the company'are originated, line engraving process. This art service has be-
half-tone photographs prepared and retouched and come a very valuable feature with many of the
special advertising illustrations executed. The ex- Weaver dealers.
istence of this department is responsible for the
Mr. Blausser recently was awarded a handsome
many handsome piano styles that have been pro- set of draughtman's instruments by the Interna-
duced by the Weaver Co. recently.
tional Educational Committee of the Y. M. C. A.
The art department is in charge of factory su- for high scholarship and regular attendance dur-
perintendent C. D. Brown, who personally designs ing the season of 1912-13, and has a bright future
all the cases and is shown in the accompanying before him in the Weaver service.
YORK, PA., October 27.—One of the unique fea-
tures of the modern equipment of the factory of
the Weaver Organ & Piano Co., of this city,
PATENT OWNERSJLRE PROTESTING
Against the Kahn Law Which, According to
National Registration League, Endangers the
Interests of American Business Men.
The recently enacted Kahn law which provides
for the free importation of articles intended for
foreign building and exhibits at the Panama-Pa-
., cific Exposition, and for the protection of foreign
exhibits, will be one of the topics which will come
up for discussion at the meeting of manufacturers,
wholesalers and importers at the Hotel Astor on
November 21, for the purpose of drafting a bill
to protect original commercial designs from piracy
by providing for a government bureau in which
they may be registered for a small fee.
The Kahn law in its present form is considered
most offensive, and a number of amendments will
be suggested at this meeting for the purpose of
eliminating its objectionable provisions. The Na-
tional Registration League, which is acting with
the committee appointed by the Federation of
Trade Press Associations of the United States on
the matter in question, has issued a statement over
the name of its secretary, S. M. Weatherly, con-
demning many features of this law. It is ad-
dressed to American manufacturers and says:
"Do you know that under a law just passed by
Congress, you may be liable to criminal prosecu-
tion, fine, imprisonment, confiscation of property
and injunction, for continuing to manufacture
your own products?
"In order to understand the scope and possi-
bilities of this law it must be remembered that
many foreign governments issue patents, trade-
marks, copyrights and certificates of design regis-
tration without examination as to novelty, origin-
ality or proof of ownership of the subject matter.
Therefore, under the provisions of this law, it is
not only possible but probable that many exhibits
at the exposition will be the subject of foreign
protection of some kind, notwithstanding that the
same things have foeen free from all character of
protection in this country for many years.
"Again, it is possible for any one to ask some
foreign government for a certificate of protection
for the product of your own concern, haye the
same imported and exhibited at the exposition, se-
cure a certificate under this law and say to you
that you must stop manufacturing or subject your-
self to all the liabilities and penalties provided by
this new Kahn law.
"The effect of the law is to vest all foreign gov-
ernments with the right to grant all kinds of pro-
tection within the United States, or to make ef-
fective within our country the laws governing the
grant of patents, trade-marks and registrations of
every country on earth; and to make our own
citizens liable to the penalties of this bill for in-
fringing the alleged rights under the laws of any
and all foreign governments."
The effect of the law, it is contended, will be to
throw the patent and trade-mark situation into
great confusion and to do untold injury to owners
of American patents, trade-marks and design prop-
erty, as well as to manufacturers of articles which
anyone is now free to make. It will also afford,
according to the league, opportunity for unscrupu-
lous persons to harass and blackmail reputable
'.manufacturers and merchants in many ways.
Many other bad features are said to be harbored
in the law, and endless loss and litigation are
bound to result from its acceptance.
FIRST SUIT IN OVER NINETY YEARS.
Filing of Action to Recover Price of Organ
from Negro Church in Atlanta Calls Atten-
tion to Interesting Record of Organ Builders.
(Special to The Review.)
ATLANTA, GA., October 27.—With the filing of a
suit against the St. Paul African M. E. Church re-
cently, the organ building firm of Henry Pilcher's
Sons, of Louisville, Ky., are declared to have
brought their first legal action against a church in
ninety-three years. During this period, in which
three generations have lived to manage the House
of Pilcher, as the company is termed, pipe organs
have been placed in.all parts of the South, and al-
ways on credit until the work is completed, and
never before this has it had to sue to get its pay.
The suit, which was filed in the Fulton County
court house by Arnaud & Donehoo, as attorneys
for the organ company, is for the p.mount of $1,100,
th!$ being the total price of installing ths
Victor -Victrola
means prestige
and profit
Every Victor dealer
knows that h a n d l i n g
Victor- Victrolas means
prestige and profit—
they go together.
The artistic triumphs
of the Victor-Victrola
have brought to dealers
a prestige in the com-
munity that is as valu-
able as their commercial
conquests.
And at every step of
its triumphant progress
the Victor-Victrola has
distributed to them a
golden harvest of profit
—and the opportunity
that presents itself today
to every music dealer is
greater than ever before.
Victor Talking Machine Co.,
Camden, N. J., U. S. A.
Berliner Gramophone Co., Montreal,
Canadian Distributors.
Always use Victor Machines with Victor Records
and Victor Needles—the combination. There i» HO
other way to get the unequaled Victor tone.