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March 24, 1923
sociations, both local and national. He has been in
the piano business for many years and eleven years
ago founded the Portland branch house for the
Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Company; as a direc-
tor of the Miller Piano Company and its Portland
house manager, he has made a notable success until
Prominent Member of Famous Boston Piano resigning a few weeks ago in order to start his own
business. Mr. Hunt has hosts of friends in and
Industry Joins Active Business Man in
around Portland, throughout the music trade, who
Comprehensive Enterprise.
will be delighted to hear of his new plans.
Mr. Miller, the treasurer of Miller & Hunt Com-
Ralph W. E. Hunt and Burton R. Miller have
formed a partnership, under the corporate name of pany, is of the third generation of the Miller family in
Miller & Hunt Company, and will open fine ware- the Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano Company of Bos-
ton. He was active in that business for nearly fifteen
years, being treasurer for eight years, but resigned
just previous to the war, in which he served as a
lieutenant in the navy. Since the war he has been in
the industrial relations department of the Worthing-
ton Pump & Machinery Corporation.
On the death of William T. Miller, last fall, Burton
R. Miller returned to Henry F. Miller & Sons Piano
Company, as its president and general manager,
which office he held until a few weeks ago, when he
sold out his stock interests and withdrew from the
company. Mr. Miller has been prominent in the Na-
tional Music Trades Associations, president of the
Boston Music Trade Association, and is well known
in the music industry.
Mr. Miller and Mr. Hunt know all the intricacies of
the piano business from long years of personal ex-
perience, and are rapidly working out the details of
the plans for making Miller & Hunt Company the
"Leading Music House in Eastern New England."
MILLER & HUNT CO. IS NEW
PORTLAND, ME., HOUSE
REWBRIDGE BROS. BUYS
STORE IN ROCHESTER, PA.
BUltTON II. M1L.KER.
rooms in Portland, Maine, where they will conduct
a general music business dealing in pianos, player-
pianos, talking machines and records, and other col-
lateral lines.
Mr. Hunt, the president of Miller & Hunt Com-
pany, is a native of Portland, and one of its prominent
citizens, being an active member or officer in many
businesses, religious and social organizations and as-
S. W. MILLER PIANO CO.
Makers of
S. W. MILLER
PIANOS and PLAYERS
Dealers who Sell Them are
Satisfied with Results and
are Profit-makers.
New Catalog Ready
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SHEBOYGAN, WIS.
THE
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All Styles—Ready Sellers
Attractive Prices
GRANDS
REPRODUCING GRANDS
UPRIGHTS and PLAYERS
AVAILABLE TERRITORY OPEN
W. P. HAINES & CO., Inc.
138th St. and Walton Ave.
New York City
Successful Music' House of Beaver Adds Another
Link to Chain of Branches.
Rewbridge Brothers, who have been prominent in
the Beaver, Pa., business world for the past nine
years, are preparing to make their newly acquired
store in Rochester, Pa., one of the most up-to-date
music stores in the Beaver valley. The firm recently
purchased the Ingram Music Company, located at
196 Brighton avenue, known for many years as the
Cozy Corner, in the latter city. It is located at the
corner of Brighton avenue and Washington street.
Rewbridge Bros, recently sold out their store in
Woodlawn, Pa., known as the Woodlawn Talking
Machine shop, to Frank J. Hanna, a druggist of
Woodlawn.
Rewbridge Bros, have been in the Beaver valley
since 1914. The first store of the firm was opened in
Beaver, and a move was made later to Beaver Falls,
where the W. F. Frederick piano store was taken
over in the Regent theater building. The Beaver
Falls store is under the management of Harry R.
Rewbridge, one of the owners. The Rochester store
will be managed by Ray S. Rewbridge.
NEW INCORPORATIONS
IN MUSIC GOODS TRADE
New and Old Concerns Secure Charters in Various
Places.
Prince-Lange Recording Laboratories, Inc., Wil-
mington; manufacture of phonograph records, etc.;
capital, $100,000.
The Hockett Music Store, Bellefontaine, O., to re-
tail music goods; $15,000; Edward Fink, E. T. Kelley,
Albert Fink, Boyd Rice and H. R. Bewley.
Macer Phonograph & Reproducer Co., Wilmington,
Del.; $500,000.
Fales Folio Company; Foxboro, Mass.; to manu-
facture and sell music supplies; $50,000; Leverett S.,
Herbert D. and Grace E. Inman.
Bronx Music House, Bronx, New York City; to
manufacture musical instruments; $20,000; A. Cabat,
A. Zietlin and M. Fischler.
Horrocks Piano Co., Brockton, Mass.; • $15,000;
Charles G. Faux, Hardy Horrocks and Maurice Wolf.
BLAIRCO RADIO PRODUCTS.
A large proportion of the piano dealers and general
music merchants are interested in radio. They will all
be interested in the products of the Mitchell-Blair
Co., of Chicago, to which attention is drawn in this
issue of Presto. The Atlas Loud Speaker is a fea-
ture which must appeal to the music trade every-
where. The radio branch of the music business is
one of great profit and every late improvement in
the equipment is of value. The Mitchell-Blair Co.
manufactures complete equipment, as well as special
parts and advanced features. Read the announcement
this week.
Music goods have been added to the general
merchandise stock of R. S. Taylor, Flagstaff, Ariz.
NEW QUARTERS IN MEMPHIS
FOR BELL=WELBURN CO.
Three-Story Brick Building Leased for Ten Years
by Progressive Tennessee Firm.
The Bell-Welburn Piano Co., Memphis, Tcnn., will
move from its present quarters at 160 Madison ave-
nue, to the three-story brick building at 138 South
Main street, when the necessary remodeling plans are
completed. The property at present is occupied by
the Strand theater, and has been leased by the Bell-
Welburn Piano Co. for ten years.
It is the intention of the company to use the lower
floor for the display of talking machines and for
booths for demonstrating the machines and trying
out records. Well-lighted, sanitary and comfortably
furnished booths will be inducements to customers
to buy. The record department will be made an al-
luring one for the phonograph owners.
The second and third floors, measuring 40 x 60
feet each, will be devoted to pianos, players and re-
producing pianos. A main display room and a series
of parlors will be provided with tastefulness evident
in arrangement and decoration. The aggregate rental
for the ten years is $72,000 and a sum of $7,000 will
be spent on the remodeling and decorating.
;
BUY MUSIC STORE SITE.
E. C. Malarkey, the well-known Girardville, Pa.,
music dealer, recently purchased the Wagenseller
property on North Shamokin street, Shamokin, Pa.
After a number of improvements have been made in
the newly acquired property Mr. Malarkey will re-
move his Temple of Music to the building.
SPECIAL PIANO OUTLET.
An expert piano man is prepared to
receive propositions for the sale of instru-
ments in quantities. Has buyers waiting
and can place shipments at once.
Manufacturers who have surplus sup-
plies or who want to move their prod-
uct quickly for cash, are invited to cor-
respond.
All communications confidential.
Address: Cash Sales, Box 11, Presto
Office, Chicago.
WESER
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Weser Bros., Inc.
Manufacturers
520 to 528 West 43rd St.
New York
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