Presto
Issue: 1920 1745 - Page 22
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HOW NEW YEAR STARTS
IN SOME LIVE STORES
A Presto Saunterer Visits a Few of the Many
Bright Retail Establishments Outside
of Chicago's "Loop" District.
An after-dinner stroll after the Christmas rush
far from Wabash avenue, in Chicago, where music
shops are as thick as ice cream parlors, developed
items enough for a book. Here are some of them:
At the corner of Lake street and Austin avenue,
Frank W. Kraemer, the genial Victor phonograph
agent, was delighted with his wonderful Christmas
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Profant are at the Parkside
Pharmacy, Lake and Parkside avenue- Mrs. Pro-
fant is a charming woman and a great assistant to
her husband in the selling of the Pathe, the Kimball
and several other popular talking machines. They
also have a splendid business in phonograph rec-
ords, piano rolls and other musical merchandise.
It is certainly a busy store.
At 5749 West Chicago avenue is the music store
of Abel Bun-nan, one of the big music stores outside
of the loop. Mr. Burman is a pioneer in this sec-
tion of the city. He is a piano maker by trade and
understands everything in the music business, from
a Jew's harp to a $4,000 Steinway. His popular sell-
ing piano is the little-known Melodigrand, and he
sells the Victor and Edison phonographs. Mr. Bur-
man is a splendid gentleman and enjoys a fine busi-
ness.
A. D. Caron, 5939 W. Chicago avenue, is princi-
pally a Jeweler, but he has sold a number of stand-
ard talking machines this season.
A. T. Forsen & Son, 4810 W. Chicago avenue,
have graduated from piano making to retailers of
the Victor talking machine. They have a fine busi-
ness and are now erecting a large billboard in the
vicinity of their store to further advertise the Victor.
Central Music Shop, 5608 Chicago avenue. J-
STO
January 1, 1920.
Fagerson is the boss, but he has a great assistant in his
wife. Mrs. Fagerson can sell the Brunswick phono-
graphs with her eyes closed, and lots of them. They
are contemplating, within a short time, adding the
Gulbransen line of pianos to their stock.
Wyman, Babb & Benson, 5135 W. Chicago ave-
nue. Most people know this firm of retailers of
pianos, phonographs, records and sheet music. Their
main store is downtown, 604 Republic Building.
They also have a store at Hammond, Ind. Colum-
bia and Brunswick are the leading sellers in phono-
graphs with them, and Packard and Bond pianos
are the great piano sellers. Andrew Benson man-
ages the Chicago avenue store.
Another busy shop in the same neighborhood is
the Classic Music Shop, R. Molinari, proprietor, at
5036 W. Chicago avenue. They handle a full line of
standard phonographs, sheet music, etc.
Austin Furniture Co., 540-2 W. Cicero avenue, is
a big place and they carry an immense line of Co-
lumbia phonographs. E. Weinberger, a most pleas-
ant gentleman and manager of this store, said their
trade was so large this year that it just about
cleaned them out lock, stock and barrel. But their
big music store is at 2649 W. North avenue, in
charge of E. J. Michael. This is called the Natural
Tone Shop—one of the finest music shops in Chi-
cago. If you watch Presto you may see some beau-
tiful window displavs of the Natural Tone Shop re-
produced.
But here is another one—Rusnak Bros., 2646-54
W. North avenue. Three big furniture stores at:
1393 Milwaukee avenue; 2646-54 W. North avenue;
501-11 N. Cicero avenue. They have had an im-
mense business in phonographs this season, their
big sellers being the JEolian Vocalion, also the
Windsor.
HARRY W. GRIFFITH RESIGNS.
Harry W. Griffith, treasurer of the General Player
Action Company, 711 to 717 East 140th Street, New
York City, has resigned. Mr. Griffith leaves the
company with the best wishes of all his associates.
TONK
BENCHES
EDWIN G. TONK RETURNS TO
WORK IN PIANO INDUSTRY
Secretary of William Tonk & Bro., Inc., Resumes
Civil Life After Navy Experiences.
Edwin G. Tonk, secretary of William Tonk &
Bros., Inc., was discharged from the U. S. Navy on
Thanksgiving Day, after having served two years.
Although Mr. Tonk is glad to get back to his busi-
EDWIN G. TONK IN 1 UNIFORM.
ness pursuits, and again take up his work, he feels
a patriotic satisfaction in the thought of his services
and enjoys many pleasant memories of his active
experiences.
The secretary of William Tonk & Bro., Inc., was
one of the many young men of the piano industry
who volunteered for service at the declaration of
war. The navy was his choice, a selection prompted
possibly by his-love of the sea.
During the period of ten years prior to enlisting,
he spent most of his time traveling in the interest
of the firm, and has many friends in the trade
throughout the country.
PIONEER SCHOOL FOR PIANO HEN
Established 1901
POLKS SCHOOL of TUNING
GO WITH GOOD PIANOS TO
ACTIVE DEALERS' CUSTOMERS
Piano, Player-Piano and
Organ Tuning, Repair-
ing, Regulating and
Voicing. Best eauipped
school in the U. S.
WISE DEALERS ALREADY IN LINE
Write Us NOW for Information
800 Successful Graduates
TONK MANUFACTURING CO.
DUET BENCH
6078
1912 Lewis Street
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
PIANO ACTIONS
ONE GRADE ONLY
HIGHEST GRADE
The Sign of Supreme
Achievement in Piano
Action*.
FACTORIES:
West Forty-Fifth Street, Tenth Avenue and West
Forty-Sixth Street
OFFICE:
457 West 45th Street
NEW YORK
Com stock, Cheney & Co*
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Piano Keys, Actions *M Hammers
iVORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED OROAN KEYS
Ths only Company Furnishing the Keys, Actions, Hammers and Brackets
Tfctegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
Office and Factories: Ivory ton,
CHICAGO
Diplomat awarded and positions lecured.
Private and class instructions, both lezet.
School all th4 yaw.
lUtutraUi csUiotu* fr*4*
Address: Box 414, VALPARAISO, IND.
CABLE-NELSON PIANO CO.
Manufactures fine pianos and player-pianos and
Wholesales them at fair prices and terms.
The agency is a source of both
profit and prestige.
REPUBLIC BUILDING, CHICAGO
The Best High-Grade Piano for the Money
Newman Bros. Pianos have tonal quality second to none.
Their many superior points and their forty-six years of pres-
tige give the dealer interesting facts to tell his prospects.
When you take on the Newman line of pianos and players you
become one of us, and we give you real help when you need it.
Don't just think we are a fine firm to deal with, find out for
sure and you will stay right with us.
Newman Bros. Company
Factories, 806-16 Dix St.
Chicago, Illinois
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22
HOW NEW YEAR STARTS
IN SOME LIVE STORES
A Presto Saunterer Visits a Few of the Many
Bright Retail Establishments Outside
of Chicago's "Loop" District.
An after-dinner stroll after the Christmas rush
far from Wabash avenue, in Chicago, where music
shops are as thick as ice cream parlors, developed
items enough for a book. Here are some of them:
At the corner of Lake street and Austin avenue,
Frank W. Kraemer, the genial Victor phonograph
agent, was delighted with his wonderful Christmas
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Profant are at the Parkside
Pharmacy, Lake and Parkside avenue- Mrs. Pro-
fant is a charming woman and a great assistant to
her husband in the selling of the Pathe, the Kimball
and several other popular talking machines. They
also have a splendid business in phonograph rec-
ords, piano rolls and other musical merchandise.
It is certainly a busy store.
At 5749 West Chicago avenue is the music store
of Abel Bun-nan, one of the big music stores outside
of the loop. Mr. Burman is a pioneer in this sec-
tion of the city. He is a piano maker by trade and
understands everything in the music business, from
a Jew's harp to a $4,000 Steinway. His popular sell-
ing piano is the little-known Melodigrand, and he
sells the Victor and Edison phonographs. Mr. Bur-
man is a splendid gentleman and enjoys a fine busi-
ness.
A. D. Caron, 5939 W. Chicago avenue, is princi-
pally a Jeweler, but he has sold a number of stand-
ard talking machines this season.
A. T. Forsen & Son, 4810 W. Chicago avenue,
have graduated from piano making to retailers of
the Victor talking machine. They have a fine busi-
ness and are now erecting a large billboard in the
vicinity of their store to further advertise the Victor.
Central Music Shop, 5608 Chicago avenue. J-
STO
January 1, 1920.
Fagerson is the boss, but he has a great assistant in his
wife. Mrs. Fagerson can sell the Brunswick phono-
graphs with her eyes closed, and lots of them. They
are contemplating, within a short time, adding the
Gulbransen line of pianos to their stock.
Wyman, Babb & Benson, 5135 W. Chicago ave-
nue. Most people know this firm of retailers of
pianos, phonographs, records and sheet music. Their
main store is downtown, 604 Republic Building.
They also have a store at Hammond, Ind. Colum-
bia and Brunswick are the leading sellers in phono-
graphs with them, and Packard and Bond pianos
are the great piano sellers. Andrew Benson man-
ages the Chicago avenue store.
Another busy shop in the same neighborhood is
the Classic Music Shop, R. Molinari, proprietor, at
5036 W. Chicago avenue. They handle a full line of
standard phonographs, sheet music, etc.
Austin Furniture Co., 540-2 W. Cicero avenue, is
a big place and they carry an immense line of Co-
lumbia phonographs. E. Weinberger, a most pleas-
ant gentleman and manager of this store, said their
trade was so large this year that it just about
cleaned them out lock, stock and barrel. But their
big music store is at 2649 W. North avenue, in
charge of E. J. Michael. This is called the Natural
Tone Shop—one of the finest music shops in Chi-
cago. If you watch Presto you may see some beau-
tiful window displavs of the Natural Tone Shop re-
produced.
But here is another one—Rusnak Bros., 2646-54
W. North avenue. Three big furniture stores at:
1393 Milwaukee avenue; 2646-54 W. North avenue;
501-11 N. Cicero avenue. They have had an im-
mense business in phonographs this season, their
big sellers being the JEolian Vocalion, also the
Windsor.
HARRY W. GRIFFITH RESIGNS.
Harry W. Griffith, treasurer of the General Player
Action Company, 711 to 717 East 140th Street, New
York City, has resigned. Mr. Griffith leaves the
company with the best wishes of all his associates.
TONK
BENCHES
EDWIN G. TONK RETURNS TO
WORK IN PIANO INDUSTRY
Secretary of William Tonk & Bro., Inc., Resumes
Civil Life After Navy Experiences.
Edwin G. Tonk, secretary of William Tonk &
Bros., Inc., was discharged from the U. S. Navy on
Thanksgiving Day, after having served two years.
Although Mr. Tonk is glad to get back to his busi-
EDWIN G. TONK IN 1 UNIFORM.
ness pursuits, and again take up his work, he feels
a patriotic satisfaction in the thought of his services
and enjoys many pleasant memories of his active
experiences.
The secretary of William Tonk & Bro., Inc., was
one of the many young men of the piano industry
who volunteered for service at the declaration of
war. The navy was his choice, a selection prompted
possibly by his-love of the sea.
During the period of ten years prior to enlisting,
he spent most of his time traveling in the interest
of the firm, and has many friends in the trade
throughout the country.
PIONEER SCHOOL FOR PIANO HEN
Established 1901
POLKS SCHOOL of TUNING
GO WITH GOOD PIANOS TO
ACTIVE DEALERS' CUSTOMERS
Piano, Player-Piano and
Organ Tuning, Repair-
ing, Regulating and
Voicing. Best eauipped
school in the U. S.
WISE DEALERS ALREADY IN LINE
Write Us NOW for Information
800 Successful Graduates
TONK MANUFACTURING CO.
DUET BENCH
6078
1912 Lewis Street
WESSELL, NICKEL & GROSS
Manufacturers of
PIANO ACTIONS
ONE GRADE ONLY
HIGHEST GRADE
The Sign of Supreme
Achievement in Piano
Action*.
FACTORIES:
West Forty-Fifth Street, Tenth Avenue and West
Forty-Sixth Street
OFFICE:
457 West 45th Street
NEW YORK
Com stock, Cheney & Co*
Ivory Cutters and Manufacturers
Piano Keys, Actions *M Hammers
iVORY AND COMPOSITION-COVERED OROAN KEYS
Ths only Company Furnishing the Keys, Actions, Hammers and Brackets
Tfctegraph and R. R. Station: Essex, Conn.
Office and Factories: Ivory ton,
CHICAGO
Diplomat awarded and positions lecured.
Private and class instructions, both lezet.
School all th4 yaw.
lUtutraUi csUiotu* fr*4*
Address: Box 414, VALPARAISO, IND.
CABLE-NELSON PIANO CO.
Manufactures fine pianos and player-pianos and
Wholesales them at fair prices and terms.
The agency is a source of both
profit and prestige.
REPUBLIC BUILDING, CHICAGO
The Best High-Grade Piano for the Money
Newman Bros. Pianos have tonal quality second to none.
Their many superior points and their forty-six years of pres-
tige give the dealer interesting facts to tell his prospects.
When you take on the Newman line of pianos and players you
become one of us, and we give you real help when you need it.
Don't just think we are a fine firm to deal with, find out for
sure and you will stay right with us.
Newman Bros. Company
Factories, 806-16 Dix St.
Chicago, Illinois
Enhanced content © 2008-2009 and presented by MBSI - The Musical Box Society International (www.mbsi.org) and the International Arcade Museum (www.arcade-museum.com).
All Rights Reserved. Digitized from the archives of the MBSI with support from NAMM - The International Music Products Association (www.namm.org).
Additional enhancement, optimization, and distribution by the International Arcade Museum. An extensive collection of Presto can be found online at http://www.arcade-museum.com/library/
Future scanning projects are planned by the International Arcade Museum Library (IAML).