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PRESTO
November 3, 1923
LATE PATENTS OF INTEREST
1402474—Musical instrument, Arthur H. Boettcher,
Chicago, 111.
1402060—Music roll spindle, Stanley L. Fisher,
Chester, Conn.
1402595—Playerpiano, Archibald E. Goldspink, Lon-
don, England.
1402230—Repeat device for automatic pianos and
the like, Robert Head, New York, N. Y.
1402622—Playerpiano, William Kuzelka, New York,
N. Y.
1402917—Container for music rolls and the like,
Charles S. Burton, Oak Park, 111.
1403401—Combination balance rail pin and key for
pianos, Frank L. George, Los Angeles, Calif.
1403591—Pneumatic action, William C. Collignon,
Chicago, 111.
1404106—Expression valve for playerpianos, Stan-
ley L. Fisher, Chester, Conn.
1404107—Playerpiano, Stanley L. Fisher, Chester,
Conn.
1403930—Valve action for organs, Louis J. Wick,
Highland, 111.
1404285—Playerpiano construction, Charles Fre-
berg, Kankakee, 111.
1405152—Playerpiano, Vara L. Pace, Beaumont,
Texas.
1404805—Automatic musical instrument, Alfred
Swenson, Cicero, 111.
1405932—Pneumatic organ player, Charles Meier,
Haverhill, Iowa.
1406382—Piano-action bracket, Otto Higel, New
York, N. Y.
1406872—Sheet music holder, Robert G. Johnson,
Los Angeles, Cal.
1406430—Braking means for perforated music rolls,
W. A. Watson Maiden and W. Eustis, Newton, Mass.
DALLAS NEWSPAPER PROUD
OF LOCAL TRADE ASSOCIATION
Times-Herald Says Well Organized Body Has
Aided in Developing City Musically.
Well deserved praise for the music dealers and
music trade association of Dallas, Tex., for their part
in creating and fostering musical taste and interest
in that city was given in a recent issue of the Dallas
Times-Herald. This was printed:
The music trade industries of Dallas have never
flourished or prospered to the extent that they have
since the organization of the Dallas Music Industries
Association. This organization is now entering the
seventh year of its existence.
The city of Dallas never developed musically to
such an extent or at such a rapid rate as during the
years that have represented the existence of a well-
defined, well-organized movement toward the ultimate
attainment of a most prominent position in the musi-
cal affairs of the country, which Dallas enjoys today
to a greater extent than ever and has distinguished
herself more pronouncedly than any city of her size in
America for the carrying out and accomplishment of
1406960—Educational game for teaching music, Ma-
belle J. Allen, Boston, Mass.
1407007—Foldable closure for pianos, Frank M.
Steuterman, St. Louis, Mo.
1407784—Core reinforcement of music rolls, Ernest
G. Clark, De Kalb, 111.
1407788—Camphor holder for pianos, John De
Carlo, Brooklyn, N. Y.
1402219—Apparatus for tuning musical instruments,
John C. Deagan, Chicago, 111.
1402483—Pocket music rack and copyholder, Frank
Evans, Kansas City, Mo.
1403021—Drum, John E. W. Fogal, Quincy, 111.
1403357—Musical instrument, Adolph P. Gustafson,
Chicago, 111.
1403424—Horn, Joseph Levy, Brooklyn, N. Y.
1402876— Banjo, T. J. McHugh and D. C. Mafit,
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1403274—Whistle, Rutor W. Springer, Carlisle, Pa.
1402908—Violin bow, John Stadniczek, Elizabeth,
OPERATORS' PIANO CO.
BUILDING NEW FACTORY
Latest Ideas in Construction Embodied in
New Structure Now Under Way at
Kedzie and Chicago Avenues.
The Operators Piano Company, Chicago, with a
plant at 16 to 22 S. Peoria St., has purchased 250x126
feet at Kedzie and Chicago avenues, and begun con-
struction of a plant to increase its production four-
fold. The building will be four stories on the entire
lot to cost with the land $290,000. The first half
will be ready December 31.
Work is now under way in what will be one of the
most modern plants in Chicago. The four-story
structure will be of brick and stone and of heavy mill
construction. It will be provided with a sprinkler
system and every-up-to-date aid to safety and effi-
ciency. This unit will be completed by December 31
N. J.
1402909—Phonograph reproducer, Pius Sucher, and the second unit, which will be 82x126 feet, will
Philadelphia, Pa.
be begun at the completion of the first unit.
1404131—Attachment for stringed instruments,
When the new plant of the Operator's Piano Co.
Giuseppe Malvica, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1405328—Keye zither, John Puchalski, Cleveland, is completed 100,000 square feet of floor space will
be available for the manufacture of the big line of
Ohio.
automatic instruments. In addition to its assured
1405771—Banjo, John Favilla, New York, N. Y.
1406347—Harp, Melville A. Clark, Syracuse, N. Y. utility the building will be a handsome addition to
1407434—Tremolo device for electric self-playing the other striking groups of industrial structures in
the vicinity. The plans conform to the newest ideas
violins, Bertie E. Mills, Chicago, 111.
in manufacturing plants, and the equipment in a great
1407108—Banjo, Arba L. Williams, Utica, N. Y.
many instances will be of a special kind required by
1407726—Thermophone and making it, Theodore C. the company.
Browne, Belmont, Mass., and C. F. Brush, Jr., Cleve-
The growth of the business of the Operators Piano
land, Ohio.
Co. has been continuous since its formation in 1909
by L. M. Severson, who established the business in
a small way on Clybourne avenue. Soon there was
musical propaganda, entertainment and functions of necessity for better facilities, and the company moved
the highest musical significance and value to the com- to its present quarters at 16 to 22 South Peoria
munity.
street.
The new plant will represent an outlay of $290,000,
The undertakings and accomplishments of this
organization have been heralded not only through the according to President L. M. Severson, and it prom-
local press, but through the trade journals and Asso- ises facilities to take care of the big and growing de-
ciated Press. It may truthfully be said that the mands for the products of the company. In addi-
Dallas music trade industries were pioneers in creat- tion to the Coinola line of coin-operated instruments
ing other organizations that have for their purpose the company manufactures the Reproduco electric
the forwarding and increasing of public interest in playerpiano and orchestrions from the biggest to the
music and musical functions and entertainments—
notably among them the Civic Music Commission, smallest keyless model.
which is recognized today as the essential factor back
of all civic musical undertakings and ably supported
RICE-WATTERS CO., INC.
by the organization of music dealers.
W. C. Rice and George P. Watters, widely known
Seattle, Wash., business men, have formed a partner-
EXCELLENT TRADE REPORT.
ship to open a new music and phonograph store under
Reports to the Federal Reserve Board dated Octo- the name of the Rice-Watters Company, Inc., at 1420
ber 28, covering business conditions during the last Third avenue. The new firm will have a complete
six weeks show that wholesale trade was the largest line of the Edisons, the new Edison White Label rec-
in three years, that retail trade increased 9 per cent ords, the new Columbia and the new Velvet Tone
over a year ago, although the seasonal increase over new process records, as well as a complete line of
summer business was smaller than usual, and that popular sheet music. Mr. Rice has been identified
production of basic commodities declined. Employ- with the phonograph business in Seattle for a number
ment was maintained at the high level of the last sev- of years, while Mr. Watters has been in business in
West Seattle for the last fourteen years.
eral months.
QUALITY
QUALITY with QUANTITY
in Name and in Fact
TONE. MATERIALS, CONSTRUCTION, WORKMANSHIP,
OfiSluN—«U in accord with the broadest experience—-are the
dements which give character to Bush & Lane Products.
BUSH & LANE PIANOS
BUSH & LANE CECIL I AN PLAYER PIANO6
tajte high place, therefore, in any comparison of high grade
piano* btcause of the individuality of character which distin-
guishes them in all essentials of merit and value.
BUSH &, LANE PIANO CO.
Holland, Mich.
GOLDSMITH
Maximum Value in
PLAYERS, REPRODUCERS and GRANDS
Players and Pianos
Have Every Advantage in Quality and Results
to the Dealers
An Investigation Will Prove It
GOLDSMITH
PIANO
Offices: 802-4 Republic Bldg.
CHICAGO, ILL,
COMPANY
1223-1227 Miller Street, CHICAGO
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