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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW.
COOPER, HEWITT & CO.,
. MHNUFHCTURERS OF
MUSIC WIRE
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strength, tone, and standing qualities,
T(e Coop, Hewin & Co.'s music Wire is Unsurpassed.
The following tests are respectfully submitted to the Piano Trade for comparison:
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Cooper, Hewitt & Co.,
Broke at a strain of 2 7 3 lbs. 2 9 6 lbs. 331 lbs. 3 5 8 lbs. 3 9 6 lbs. 4 3 2 lbs.
Poehlmann,
Broke at a strain of 265 " 2 8 7 "
320 "
331
342 "
386 "
Felten & Guilleaume,
Broke at a strain of 2 3 5 " 2 6 0 "
300 " 295 " 385 "
Houghtens,
Broke at a strain of 231 " 2 4 2 " 2 5 3 " 2 8 7 "
331
374 "
Washburn & Moen,
Broke at a strain of 176 "
196 '
242 "
The last four have always been published as " S t a n d a r d T e s t s , " but they were
made before the COOPER-HEWITT WIRE was manufactured. Since that time the Cooper-
Hewitt Wire has been tested, with the results shown above.
IT HEADS THE LIST.
ROBERT M.
SOLE AGENT,
28 Union Square,
New York City.
The Test of Cooper, Hewitt & Co.'s Wire was at the Trenton Iron Mills, Trenton, N. J.