Music Trade Review
Issue: 1903 Vol. 36 N. 8 - Page 35
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THE m\JSIC TRHDE REVIEW
OARDMAN
;*& GRAY-
THE KING OF PIANO PLAYERS THE "NICKLIN" HAVING BIG SALE.
The "Nicklin" (coin device) piano player,
invented and manufactured by the Pianotist
Co., 449-455 West Forty-first street, is in
great favor as a specialty among enterpris-
ing dealers in pianos and other musical in-
Pronounced by experts, who have given It the
struments. They find that there is a ready
most complete tests, to be the perfect player.
and profitable market for it. Their plan is
Territorial allotment is being rapidly made to
to bring it to the notice of persons and firms
agents.
catering to the public convenience, such as
drug stores, restaurants, etc.
M. L. Dohan, proprietor of the Grand
Manufacturers of the
Trunk restaurant in Quebec, has sent this
Apollo and Orpheus Piano Playen
letter to Mr. Ackerman, general manager of
»ad the Melville d a r k Pianos
the Pianotist Co.:
factory and Wareroom s;
Your "Nickel-in-the-Slot" self-playing pia-
399-405 W. Madison St., Chicago* HL no reached here last week. I immediately
New York: The Apollo Co., 101 Fifth Ave.
connected up the piano, and on counting up
the receipts for the week, was astounded to
find that they amounted to $98.85.
It is unnecessary for me to say that I am
W. B. CRAIGHEAD. Pres.
E. M. BOOTHE, Treas pleased with the piano.
It has created a sensation here.
I consider that in purchasing your "Nickel-
in-the-Slot" player, I have made one of the
best investments of my life.
Another letter received is from J. A. Har-
Office, Warerooms and Factory,
vey & Co., Kohler & Chase Sacramento
1881 and 1883 PARK AVENUE
branch house, Cal. They write:
Cor. 13 8th Street
NEW YORK
Gentlemen :—Enclosed herewith please find
draft of $67.50, for which kindly send us mu-
Dealers securing territory will be protected.
sic as per attached order.
Regarding your electric "Nickel-in-the-
HOGGSON & P E T T B MANUFACTURING CO
Slot" player, we would state that we have
Organ Stop Knobs and Stems,
sold several of these during the past four
64 aad 66 Court Strati, New Haven, Conn.
months and could have sold a great many
more had we had them in stock.
They give entire satisfaction and we have
no trouble with them.
We thoroughly understand the mechanism,
An up-to-date piano proposition, sterlingly and like your instrument better than any we
successful, incorporating the best methods, have ever sold.
substantial materials and good workmanship
at popular prices. The new Victor factory
Speaking of the "Nicklin" player during
has a capacity of five thousand pianos per an- a talk with The Review on Friday last, Mr.
num, and will manufacture pianos for the
trade in quantities.
Ackerman said: "There is no doubt about
Car-load-lot shipments, a specialty,
the actual financial benefits of the 'Nicklin'
General Offices, 117-119 KiazU S t . , Chicago to live dealers. Those who are now in line
are making money hand over hand. Of
course, if a dealer sits down and waits for
custom to come along, he will be disappoint-
Is the Finest and Best
Organ made.
Sold all ed, but if he gets out in his city and looks
over the World on Its around, he will find plenty of business men
flerlts alone.
who will be only too glad to get the oppor-
No traveling salesmen re-
quired to sell our entire
tunity presented by the 'Nicklin.' We want
product.
This extraordinary fact
to
hear from up-to-date dealers."
speaks volumes for the
Apollo
Melville Clark Piano Co..
PIANOS
r
ESTOBUSHED—IN—I83Z
Mad* upon Honor for 6a yean.
Have no Superior
New, "Up-to-date," Attractive Styles.
6BAT0 FOB SfBW CATALOGUE.
Factory and Warerooms s
543 to 549 BROADWAY, (opposite Depot)
ALBANY, N« Y ,
RUDOLPH C.KOCH
MANUFACTURER OF
Che mnton Piano Company
IN THE MARKET
—Tl ,
SINCE 18S8.
Durability,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Upright Pianos
The Victor Piano and
Organ Company
quality of our instruments.
It's the 1 'Old Reliable Hlller
Organ '' all the time.
Write for Catalogue and Prices
MILLER ORGAN CO..
LEBANON, P A .
Schumann Pianos
TUB SCHUMANN I S THB GREATEST VALU1
FOR TUB MONEY flADB.
C*rre*p*ndonce
Solicited
Schumann Piano Co.
123-126 LaSalle Avenue, Chicago* 10.
WESSELL PIANOS,
rianufactured by
CHAS. A. WESSELL,
222-224 East 37th Street,
NEV YORK.
RELSO ®, CO.,
251-253 East 33d Street,
NEW YORK.
Piano
Manufacturers
DEMAND SHOWS NO LET UP.
The O. S. Kelly Co., piano plate manufac-
turers, Springfield, O., continue to experi-
ence a great demand for their products, not-
withstanding that this is usually the slack
period of the year. The advance orders have
been such, however, that the Kelly Co. have
been working to their usual limit. This de-
mand emphasizes the first-class values which
the Kelly Co. are giving the trade in the line
of piano plates. In careful manufacture, ar-
tistic finish and all other essential attributes
they have won a very high place in the es-
teem of critical manufacturers.
A fu-llmlU o( abOTC Trade Mark appear! on wrapper of erery • « o( "Relnwarih" Slrmfv
NEWMAN BROS, m. t
"S- Pianos «/"•£« Organs.
Chicago Ave. and Dix St., CHICAGO. J* J*
"""•'""*"•"'
High
g Grade Pianos.
A
Wareroom—350& 25a Wabash Ave.,
-___— A _ _.
Factory—1025-1035 Dunning St.,
CHICAGO.
xAri in 'Piano Construction
(* clearly evidenced in
The
Story O. Clark
They are in advance in point of
tonal effect and case architecture.
STORY & CLARK.
Factories, CHICAGO
N. Y. Co-operative
Piano String Co.
MANUFACTURERS OP
sBa$$ Strings;
312, 316 East 95th Street.
NEW YORK.
The most satisfactory
piano ever manufac-
tured at a nominal
price
A leader in its class.
Campbell
Factories:
nth Ave. & 50th St.
New York.
Denton, Cottier & Daniels, who recently
secured the agency for the Cecilian piano
player, made by the Farrand Organ Co., in-
tend to devote a special department to this
player, and will exploit it in a thoroughly
progressive manner. They are impressed M . I*. M O L L E R o1 an ^ cturw
Ch r
with its possibilities and intend to push it to
£ £rV nd P I P E ORGANS
the front in Buffalo.
lAOSRBTOWir, MB.
THE m\JSIC TRHDE REVIEW
OARDMAN
;*& GRAY-
THE KING OF PIANO PLAYERS THE "NICKLIN" HAVING BIG SALE.
The "Nicklin" (coin device) piano player,
invented and manufactured by the Pianotist
Co., 449-455 West Forty-first street, is in
great favor as a specialty among enterpris-
ing dealers in pianos and other musical in-
Pronounced by experts, who have given It the
struments. They find that there is a ready
most complete tests, to be the perfect player.
and profitable market for it. Their plan is
Territorial allotment is being rapidly made to
to bring it to the notice of persons and firms
agents.
catering to the public convenience, such as
drug stores, restaurants, etc.
M. L. Dohan, proprietor of the Grand
Manufacturers of the
Trunk restaurant in Quebec, has sent this
Apollo and Orpheus Piano Playen
letter to Mr. Ackerman, general manager of
»ad the Melville d a r k Pianos
the Pianotist Co.:
factory and Wareroom s;
Your "Nickel-in-the-Slot" self-playing pia-
399-405 W. Madison St., Chicago* HL no reached here last week. I immediately
New York: The Apollo Co., 101 Fifth Ave.
connected up the piano, and on counting up
the receipts for the week, was astounded to
find that they amounted to $98.85.
It is unnecessary for me to say that I am
W. B. CRAIGHEAD. Pres.
E. M. BOOTHE, Treas pleased with the piano.
It has created a sensation here.
I consider that in purchasing your "Nickel-
in-the-Slot" player, I have made one of the
best investments of my life.
Another letter received is from J. A. Har-
Office, Warerooms and Factory,
vey & Co., Kohler & Chase Sacramento
1881 and 1883 PARK AVENUE
branch house, Cal. They write:
Cor. 13 8th Street
NEW YORK
Gentlemen :—Enclosed herewith please find
draft of $67.50, for which kindly send us mu-
Dealers securing territory will be protected.
sic as per attached order.
Regarding your electric "Nickel-in-the-
HOGGSON & P E T T B MANUFACTURING CO
Slot" player, we would state that we have
Organ Stop Knobs and Stems,
sold several of these during the past four
64 aad 66 Court Strati, New Haven, Conn.
months and could have sold a great many
more had we had them in stock.
They give entire satisfaction and we have
no trouble with them.
We thoroughly understand the mechanism,
An up-to-date piano proposition, sterlingly and like your instrument better than any we
successful, incorporating the best methods, have ever sold.
substantial materials and good workmanship
at popular prices. The new Victor factory
Speaking of the "Nicklin" player during
has a capacity of five thousand pianos per an- a talk with The Review on Friday last, Mr.
num, and will manufacture pianos for the
trade in quantities.
Ackerman said: "There is no doubt about
Car-load-lot shipments, a specialty,
the actual financial benefits of the 'Nicklin'
General Offices, 117-119 KiazU S t . , Chicago to live dealers. Those who are now in line
are making money hand over hand. Of
course, if a dealer sits down and waits for
custom to come along, he will be disappoint-
Is the Finest and Best
Organ made.
Sold all ed, but if he gets out in his city and looks
over the World on Its around, he will find plenty of business men
flerlts alone.
who will be only too glad to get the oppor-
No traveling salesmen re-
quired to sell our entire
tunity presented by the 'Nicklin.' We want
product.
This extraordinary fact
to
hear from up-to-date dealers."
speaks volumes for the
Apollo
Melville Clark Piano Co..
PIANOS
r
ESTOBUSHED—IN—I83Z
Mad* upon Honor for 6a yean.
Have no Superior
New, "Up-to-date," Attractive Styles.
6BAT0 FOB SfBW CATALOGUE.
Factory and Warerooms s
543 to 549 BROADWAY, (opposite Depot)
ALBANY, N« Y ,
RUDOLPH C.KOCH
MANUFACTURER OF
Che mnton Piano Company
IN THE MARKET
—Tl ,
SINCE 18S8.
Durability,
MANUFACTURERS OF
Upright Pianos
The Victor Piano and
Organ Company
quality of our instruments.
It's the 1 'Old Reliable Hlller
Organ '' all the time.
Write for Catalogue and Prices
MILLER ORGAN CO..
LEBANON, P A .
Schumann Pianos
TUB SCHUMANN I S THB GREATEST VALU1
FOR TUB MONEY flADB.
C*rre*p*ndonce
Solicited
Schumann Piano Co.
123-126 LaSalle Avenue, Chicago* 10.
WESSELL PIANOS,
rianufactured by
CHAS. A. WESSELL,
222-224 East 37th Street,
NEV YORK.
RELSO ®, CO.,
251-253 East 33d Street,
NEW YORK.
Piano
Manufacturers
DEMAND SHOWS NO LET UP.
The O. S. Kelly Co., piano plate manufac-
turers, Springfield, O., continue to experi-
ence a great demand for their products, not-
withstanding that this is usually the slack
period of the year. The advance orders have
been such, however, that the Kelly Co. have
been working to their usual limit. This de-
mand emphasizes the first-class values which
the Kelly Co. are giving the trade in the line
of piano plates. In careful manufacture, ar-
tistic finish and all other essential attributes
they have won a very high place in the es-
teem of critical manufacturers.
A fu-llmlU o( abOTC Trade Mark appear! on wrapper of erery • « o( "Relnwarih" Slrmfv
NEWMAN BROS, m. t
"S- Pianos «/"•£« Organs.
Chicago Ave. and Dix St., CHICAGO. J* J*
"""•'""*"•"'
High
g Grade Pianos.
A
Wareroom—350& 25a Wabash Ave.,
-___— A _ _.
Factory—1025-1035 Dunning St.,
CHICAGO.
xAri in 'Piano Construction
(* clearly evidenced in
The
Story O. Clark
They are in advance in point of
tonal effect and case architecture.
STORY & CLARK.
Factories, CHICAGO
N. Y. Co-operative
Piano String Co.
MANUFACTURERS OP
sBa$$ Strings;
312, 316 East 95th Street.
NEW YORK.
The most satisfactory
piano ever manufac-
tured at a nominal
price
A leader in its class.
Campbell
Factories:
nth Ave. & 50th St.
New York.
Denton, Cottier & Daniels, who recently
secured the agency for the Cecilian piano
player, made by the Farrand Organ Co., in-
tend to devote a special department to this
player, and will exploit it in a thoroughly
progressive manner. They are impressed M . I*. M O L L E R o1 an ^ cturw
Ch r
with its possibilities and intend to push it to
£ £rV nd P I P E ORGANS
the front in Buffalo.
lAOSRBTOWir, MB.
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