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See them! Hear them! They speak in notes of triumph over all others, Patten & Wheelden, general agents for Chickering & Sons' grand, square and upright piano fortes, Bangor, Maine

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Collection Type

  • Ephemera

Date

1869

Location Note

Product catalogues: Miscellaneous

GUSN

GUSN-314131

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Description

Patten & Wheelden are agents for Chickering and other piano and organ manufacturers. Newspaper extracts from 1869 describe the Chickering pianos and price model. European testimonials are provided. An illustration of the piano manufactory on Tremont Street is on the last page. Chickering has warerooms at 246 Washington Street in Boston and 11 East 14th Street in New York.

Details

Descriptive Terms

advertising
business (commercial function)
musical instruments
pianos
circulars (fliers)

Physical Description

1 circular : illustrations ; 11 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches

Collection Code

EP001

Collection Name

Ephemera collection

Reference Code

EP001.12.016.039

Image Dimensions

11 3/4 x 9 1/4 (HxW)(inches)

Places

Bangor (Penobscot county, Maine)
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
New York City (New York state)

Record Details

Originator

Patten & Wheelden (Publisher)
Chickering & Sons (Manufacturer)

Material Type

circulars (fliers)

Subjects

Tremont Street (Boston, Mass.)

Description Level

Item

Location Note

Product catalogues: Miscellaneous

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