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HARDMAN WINDOW
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reading ' L Give your June bride a piano.
We will match her furniture."
The letter then pointed out that Mr.
Blue used a D Hardman piano in
Bisque, an E French Provincial and
two special Minipianos—one done in
red and black and the other in purple
and pink, and the suggestion was made
that these should be arranged in the
window with perhaps a patch of dog-
wood or a group of flowers in the
background as the final touch, in order
to arrest the attention of the passerby.
Following up on this, the company
wrote every decorator in town inviting
them to bring in their clients. In addi-
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Division of
JOHN SCHADLER & SONS
889 BROADWAY
New York 11, N. Y.
HtNRY WICKMAM.
Founder
tion, there was a small display ad-
vertisement which asked the public to
visit the showroom. Then there was a
classified ad running that read "Sales
for brides—Minipiano—in choice of
decorator colors plus mahogany and
walnut."
In order to make the display more
effective, Mr. Blue changed the pianos
every week and used different manne-
quins to act as bridesmaids.
In the accompanying illustration.
Mr. Blue is shown standing by the dis-
play which attracted much attention in
the Hardman. Peck New York window.
Granville Ward Passes
Away at Age of 75
Granville Ward, husband of the
late Maude Koode Ward, died at the
Mount Vernon Hospital on June 24,
1954. He was 75 years of age.
Mr. Ward was
born in England.
He started work-
ing for Steinway
& Sons at their
old factory—53rd
Street and Park
Ave.,
New York
City — on Decem-
ber 23, 1899, and
was an authority
on piano action
Granville Ward
regulation.
For
many years he conducted action regu-
lating classes at the annual National
Association of Piano Tuners.
Religious and Masonic services were
held at the Burr Davis Funeral Home
in Mount Vernon. Burial was June 29,
1954 in Flushing, L. I.
Survivors are—Granville Ward, Jr.—
Mt. Vernon, New York—his son; Mrs.
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Florence Ford, Victorville, Calif., a
sister and George A. Roode, Patterson-
ville, N. Y.. a nephew.
Twin Violinists
The May issue of Seventeen mag-
azine carried pictures and a brief story
on twins Judy and Joyce Pollard of
Chicago. The Pollard twins were the
twin "concert master" at a Carnegie
Hall youth concert because the con-
ductor couldn't choose between them.
The girls are featured in the special
Seventeen column devoted to recogniz-
ing teenage achievement. This was ar-
ranged by the AMC public relations
agency .
Samples
Available
Upon Request
R. S. DRYBURGH CO.
(Box
172)
Wauwatosa 13, Wisconsin
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Round, Square, Octagon, or spe-
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1201 Stirling St.
22
Tel. 1241
Coatesville, Pa.
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