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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
THE WlCKHAMJtt. SLOGAN.
DRAWBACK FOR JESSE FRENCH CO.
Sending Out "Quality First" Signs to the Piano
Trade—Pleasing Reminders of Company's
Policy Which Has Long Been Exemplified.
Treasury Department Makes
Pianos Using Imported
The Wickham Piano Plate Co., of Springfield,
O.,' has issued a very attractive sign with the slo-
gan "Quality First," which typifies the policy of
this old-time piano plate institution, which was
founded by Henry Wickham, and whose policy as
regards the quality standard has been faithfully per-
petuated. The Wickham Co. has won a splendid
reputation by reason of its long years of service
along reliable lines, and the ''Quality First" watch-
word is very appropriate and in keeping with its
standing in the piano plate manufacturing field.
At the present time the Wickham Co. is ad-
mirably equipped to turn out plates of quality and
in quantities to suit the demand of the piano trade,
which is bound to experience a decided betterment
in business which will follow the present disturb-
ances caused by the European war. The members
of the firm are optimistic regarding the outlook this
fall and winter.
WASHINGTON, D. C, October 5.—A drawback al-
lowance has been granted by the Treasury Depart-
ment on upright pianos manufactured 'by Jesse
French & Sons' Piano Co., of New Castle, Ind.,
with the use of imported tuning pins, ivories,
stringing wire and bushing cloth, and on grand
pianos manufactured by the same company with
the use of imported complete piano actions.
Allowance
Supplies.
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A PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTION
Is That of Chas. W. House & Sons, Who Have
Built Up a Great Business in Various Kinds
of Supplies for the Piano Trade.
(Special to The Review.)
MAY MOVE MARKET TO NEW YORK.
Investment of Antwerp May Close Ivory Sales,
Which May Be Held in New York.
The investment of Antwerp by the German mili-
tary forces has led to some talk of the ivory mar-
ket, which has long been held quarterly in that
city, being moved to New York. Belgium has long
been the center for the bulk of the ivory trade from
.East Africa, which is controlled by the Germans.
Of course much depends on the war developments
as to any action in this matter.
RETURNS FROMJEUROPEAN TRIP.
Among the goods manufactured at the recently
erected factory No. 3 of Chas. W. House & Sons,
Unionville, Conn., are bushing cloth, sticker
cloth, action cloth, green key rail cloth and other
specialties, which are now made and sold direct
by this organization. By operating their own plant
the concern is enabled to maintain the quality
which is necessary when it comes to the actual use
of the merchandise. Most bushing cloth was im-
ported prior to the sale of the goods known as
W. Bohne, the prominent piano hammer and
string manufacturer of Toronto, Ont, arrived home
last week from Europe, where he was marooned
with his family in Switzerland while on his way to
Germany. He came home by way of Italy on a
freight steamer, reaching New York last week, and
at no time was in danger, although somewhat in-
convenienced by the mode of transit.
CENTRAL VENEER^ CO. EXPANDS.
The Central Veneer Co., Indianapolis, Ind., has
established warerooms at Winston-Salem, N. C .
where figured gum, sliced and sawed quartered
oak, and mahogany will be carried. Arrange-
ments have been made to handle Circassian wal-
nut in the Southern territory for the Williams
Veneer Co., Baltimore, Md. C. J. Cummins will
be in charge of the sales department for the terri-
tory covered by the new warehouse.
LITTLE BUSINESSJN CRUDE RUBBER.
Despite the present low prices on all kinds of
crude rubber, there is not much buying of it being
BOOTH FELT CO. INCORPORATED.
done here at the present time. Manufacturers of
The Booth Felt Co. was incorporated with the various kinds of rubber goods seem busy enough,
Secretary of the State at Albany on Saturdaywith but they also seem to have plenty of raw material
a capital stock of $50,000. The incorporators are on hand. Furthermore, they are unwilling to buy
R. Beards, E. W. and N. E. Booth, 162 Ninety- ahead to any degree with the market in its present
weakened condition for fear that the bottom has
seventh street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
not yet been reached. With up-river fine, the best
The Philippine Bureau of Forestry has recently grade of Brazilian rubber, quoted around 65 cents
invited bids for the cutting of nearly 300,000 acres a pound, spot, and with deliveries from Para com-
of choice timberland in the public forests on the ing forward with fair regularity, there is little in-
centive for plunging just now.
Island of Luzon.
WORK BENCHES
Model "B," 75 in. long; 24 In. wide
In. high ; weight 190 lbs.
We have for years marketed
high grade Benches. The
timber is carefully selected
and allowed to season for
months and we do not intend
any better Benches shall be
made.
We offer our Model " B "
as illustration as an all around
practical Bench for shop use.
OurCatalog No. 3212 shows
23 distinct styles and will be
sent upon request.
HAMMACHER, SCHLEMMER & CO
PIANO MATERIALS AND TOOLS
NEW YORK SINCE 1848
4th Ave. and 13th St.
Herbert C. House, Everett T. House, Chas. W.
House.
"House quality," and for a number of years and
up to the time of the installation of machinery in
their new plant this bushing cloth was extensively
factored by House & Sons. But the cloth made
by them is even an improvement upon the cloth
that helped to build the House reputation.
A most efficient department is also conducted
for the manufacture of punchings of various kinds
and sizes, the piano trade being a large consumer
of them. These punchings are made by mechani-
cal means, and the equipment of the plant is so
modernized that no hand enters into the work
from the time the cloth is unrolled to the
time they are ready to be boxed for shipment.
Everything is done by mechanical means, which
no doubt explains why the prestige of this concern
on punchings is so high.
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House & Sons supply goods to the factories of
a number of industries, such as to newspapers,
glass factories, harness works, automobile con-
cerns and to firms in other lines in addition to the
piano trade. The accompanying illustration shows
the three officers of Chas. W. House & Sons taken
before the "call of September 15." Reading from
left to right are: Herbert C. House, secretary and
sales manager; Everett T. House, treasurer and
superintendent; Chas. W. House, president.
The Review is the market place of the trade.
Richardson Piano CaseCo.
Manufacturers of
Upright—
Established 1891
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