Presto
Issue: 1923 1928 - Page 21
PRESTO
July 7, 1923
21
and packing cases for various industries. These are
sent out in a knocked-down shape and comprise some
of the profitable by-products of the company.
DOLGEVILLE INDUSTRY
Julius Breckwoldt & Co.'s Great Plant One of
the Industrial Wonders of the
Place.
An industrial wonder of New York state much
written about by business journals is the develop-
ment of Dolgeville, founded by Alfred Dolge in
1874 and now grown into a bustling industrial city
from which issues a very large proportion of the felt
and wood materials employed in the musical instru-
ment business. And in the interesting matter de-
scriptions of the great plant of Julius Breckwoldt &
Co. till a, large space.
The piano manufacturers and dealers are aware of
the part of the company named in the development
of the piano supply industry at Dolgeville.
The
products of the company are of a comprehensive
kind, including piano backs, boards, bridges, bars,
traplevers and mouldings. Julius Breckwoldt & Co.
have extended their business connections to every
corner of the globe and Julius Breckwold, president
of the company, has had a notable part in that
achievement.
The factories of Julius Breckwold & Co. at Dolge-
ville cover over fifty acres of ground and include
plants of the most modern kind for manufacturing
supplies as well as extensive lumber yards, sidings
and railroad tracks. Over twenty million feet of
lumber, spruce, birch, maple and other woods fa-
vored in the piano maker's art, are carried in stock
at one time. In addition to the domestic business
the export trade of Julius Breckwoldt & Co. is very
extensive.
The methods of the great factories at Dolgeville
and the lumber yards and sawmills at Fulton Chain
and Tupper Lake provide fascinating themes for the
writer on economics. In the plants of Julius Breck-
woldt & Co. waste has been eliminated. In the early
days of Dolgeville growing production meant grow-
ing waste. It is no longer so. Uses are found for
lumber of all dimensions. What was once considered
wa!ste, to be used as fuel, is converted into containers
FINE VENEERS FOR PIANOS
Big Part of the Piano Industry in Developing Veneer
Business Is Told.
A prominent furniture manufacturer at the Furni-
ture Exhibition in Chicago this week said that to the
alert piano manufacturer is due the desire of the ve-
neer manufacturers to produce finer and more beau-
tifully marked veneers. Of course he credited the
furniture manufacturers with an important part in
the development of the veneer industry but he frank-
ly said the progressiveness of the veneer men was
considerably stimulated by the insistence of the piano
industry for the finest possib'.e veneer products.
Of late years the talking machine industry has in-
fluenced the activities of the veneer men. This is es-
pecially so since the production of console models be-
came a feature of the trade. The talking machine
cabinet manufacturers have been markedly eager for
odd and showy effects in walnut veneer both Ameri-
can and Circassian. The decline in favor for the lat-
ter, however, is a noticeable feature in the phono-
graph trade, as it is in the furniture and piano trade.
The listeners did not consider the views of the
furniture manufacturer radical or fanciful. A veteran
veneer man who was present recalled the time when
every finely marked log coming to the mill was set
aside for the uses of some piano manufacturer. In
fact, according to the veteran of the veneer trade
the piano factory was depended upon for disposing
of the finest face veneers, and he admitted that the
piano industry has continued to be the best market
for the best in figured veneer.
ADDS MUSICAL MERCHANDISE.
J. W. Dawson, the Phoenix, Ariz., piano and talk-
ing machine dealer, recently added a line of musical
merchandise for which he has great assurances of
snecess. The store, at 33-35 West Adams street, is a
favorite meeting place for musical people and those
interested in musical activities in the city.
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
Style SO
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
There were 13,501 bales offered at the wool sales
last week in London.
Bidding was fairly active,
especially from the continental section. Prices were
unchanged and withdrawals were again numerous.
The Piano Repair Shop
PRACTICAL PIANO MOVING SUPPLIES
INCREASE SELLING POWER
One-Man Steel Cable Hout; Two-in-One
Loaders, Trucks, Covers, etc.
Get Our New Ore ulars and Price*
PIANO MOVERS SUPPLY COMPANY
BUCKINGHAM, PA.
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
rehnished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
425 South Wabash Ave.
FAIRBANKS
Chicago
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
PERFECTION
PLAYER ROLL CABINET
Furnished in 5 ply veneered 1 3 / 1 6 stock in
Mahogany, Oak and Walnut
Designed and
Manufactured
The Operators Piano Co.
Perfection Piano Bench Mfg. Co.
614-618 So. Canal St.
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
Manufactured by
By
Capacity, 150 Rolls
Tiny Coinola
CHICAGO
16 to 22 South Peoria St.
CHICAGO
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July 7, 1923
21
and packing cases for various industries. These are
sent out in a knocked-down shape and comprise some
of the profitable by-products of the company.
DOLGEVILLE INDUSTRY
Julius Breckwoldt & Co.'s Great Plant One of
the Industrial Wonders of the
Place.
An industrial wonder of New York state much
written about by business journals is the develop-
ment of Dolgeville, founded by Alfred Dolge in
1874 and now grown into a bustling industrial city
from which issues a very large proportion of the felt
and wood materials employed in the musical instru-
ment business. And in the interesting matter de-
scriptions of the great plant of Julius Breckwoldt &
Co. till a, large space.
The piano manufacturers and dealers are aware of
the part of the company named in the development
of the piano supply industry at Dolgeville.
The
products of the company are of a comprehensive
kind, including piano backs, boards, bridges, bars,
traplevers and mouldings. Julius Breckwoldt & Co.
have extended their business connections to every
corner of the globe and Julius Breckwold, president
of the company, has had a notable part in that
achievement.
The factories of Julius Breckwold & Co. at Dolge-
ville cover over fifty acres of ground and include
plants of the most modern kind for manufacturing
supplies as well as extensive lumber yards, sidings
and railroad tracks. Over twenty million feet of
lumber, spruce, birch, maple and other woods fa-
vored in the piano maker's art, are carried in stock
at one time. In addition to the domestic business
the export trade of Julius Breckwoldt & Co. is very
extensive.
The methods of the great factories at Dolgeville
and the lumber yards and sawmills at Fulton Chain
and Tupper Lake provide fascinating themes for the
writer on economics. In the plants of Julius Breck-
woldt & Co. waste has been eliminated. In the early
days of Dolgeville growing production meant grow-
ing waste. It is no longer so. Uses are found for
lumber of all dimensions. What was once considered
wa!ste, to be used as fuel, is converted into containers
FINE VENEERS FOR PIANOS
Big Part of the Piano Industry in Developing Veneer
Business Is Told.
A prominent furniture manufacturer at the Furni-
ture Exhibition in Chicago this week said that to the
alert piano manufacturer is due the desire of the ve-
neer manufacturers to produce finer and more beau-
tifully marked veneers. Of course he credited the
furniture manufacturers with an important part in
the development of the veneer industry but he frank-
ly said the progressiveness of the veneer men was
considerably stimulated by the insistence of the piano
industry for the finest possib'.e veneer products.
Of late years the talking machine industry has in-
fluenced the activities of the veneer men. This is es-
pecially so since the production of console models be-
came a feature of the trade. The talking machine
cabinet manufacturers have been markedly eager for
odd and showy effects in walnut veneer both Ameri-
can and Circassian. The decline in favor for the lat-
ter, however, is a noticeable feature in the phono-
graph trade, as it is in the furniture and piano trade.
The listeners did not consider the views of the
furniture manufacturer radical or fanciful. A veteran
veneer man who was present recalled the time when
every finely marked log coming to the mill was set
aside for the uses of some piano manufacturer. In
fact, according to the veteran of the veneer trade
the piano factory was depended upon for disposing
of the finest face veneers, and he admitted that the
piano industry has continued to be the best market
for the best in figured veneer.
ADDS MUSICAL MERCHANDISE.
J. W. Dawson, the Phoenix, Ariz., piano and talk-
ing machine dealer, recently added a line of musical
merchandise for which he has great assurances of
snecess. The store, at 33-35 West Adams street, is a
favorite meeting place for musical people and those
interested in musical activities in the city.
COINOLAS
FOR
RESTAURANTS, CAFES and
AMUSEMENT CENTERS
Style SO
FROM THE BIGGEST
ORCHESTRION
There were 13,501 bales offered at the wool sales
last week in London.
Bidding was fairly active,
especially from the continental section. Prices were
unchanged and withdrawals were again numerous.
The Piano Repair Shop
PRACTICAL PIANO MOVING SUPPLIES
INCREASE SELLING POWER
One-Man Steel Cable Hout; Two-in-One
Loaders, Trucks, Covers, etc.
Get Our New Ore ulars and Price*
PIANO MOVERS SUPPLY COMPANY
BUCKINGHAM, PA.
Pianos and Phonographs Rebuilt by
Expert Workmen
Player-actions installed. Instruments
rehnished or remodeled and actions and
keys repaired. Work guaranteed. Prices
reasonable.
Our-of-town dealers' repair work solic-
ited. Write for details and terms.
THE PIANO REPAIR SHOP
425 South Wabash Ave.
FAIRBANKS
Chicago
PIANO PLATES
THE FAIRBANKS CO., Springfield, Ohio
PERFECTION
PLAYER ROLL CABINET
Furnished in 5 ply veneered 1 3 / 1 6 stock in
Mahogany, Oak and Walnut
Designed and
Manufactured
The Operators Piano Co.
Perfection Piano Bench Mfg. Co.
614-618 So. Canal St.
THE SMALLEST
KEYLESS
Manufactured by
By
Capacity, 150 Rolls
Tiny Coinola
CHICAGO
16 to 22 South Peoria St.
CHICAGO
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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/
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