Chicago Musical Instrument Manufacturers

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The Department of the Factory Inspector for the state of Illinois put out an annual report on the factories they toured during the year. These reports listed the number of employees, location of the firm, and the business that they conducted. This is not a comprehensive list of manufacturers that existed in Chicago at the time but simply the firms that the Inspector viewed.

1898

Name Location Adler & Hornsteiner 240 Wabash av Almerantz G 6001 S Halsted st Avisus L 494 Clybourn av Bauer Julius & Co Ward and Dunning sts Bent George P Wash and Sangam n Bohmann Joseph 376 W Madison st Bush & Gerts Weed and Dayton sts Chicago Cottage Organ Co 999 S Paulina st Church John Co 200 Wabash av Clemons CB & Co 731 W Kinzie st Foley & Williams Mfg Co 221 Bristol st Gerold Charles A 63 65 N Clark st Globe Music Co 145 Ontario st Hamilton Organ Co 85 89 14th p Harmony Co 281 290 Homer st Henyschel E O 71 E Washington st Holm & Co 245 Wells st Kimball WW Co 26th and Rockwell sts Lyon & Healy R nd lph st and Ogd n Mauer Robert 29 39 Erie st Patregen Ygn 145 W Chicago av Piano and Organ Supply Co 93 97 Racine av Russell Lane Piano Co 241 S Jefferson st Schaff John A 39 41 W Washington st Schaaf Adam 398 400 W Monroe st Schulz M Co 193 219 W Superior st Smith & Barpes Piano Co 471 Clybourn av Snedeker Mfg Co 92 Ohio st Story & Clark 699 S Canal st Tryber & Sweetland 246 W Lake st Wick Co The 125 127 S Clinton st No of places inspected 31 Totals

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1900

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Name years Girls under 16 Location years Boys under 16 years Males over years Females over 16 16 years children under Total number of employés Total number of 16 1 2 3 10 10 7 35 280 127 101 7 35 300 134 62 40 62 698 5 800 5 3 1 3 1 Almcrantz Gerhard 6022 S Halsted st Bauer Julius & Co 1024 1035 Dunning st Bent Geo P 245 255 W Washingt n bld Bush & Gerts 85 97 Dayton st Chicago Cottage Organ Co 22d and Paulina sts Clemons CB & Co 733 735 W Kinzie st Deagan JC 318 Dearborn st Dulin N 245 Wells st Globe Music Co 145 Ontario st Groff W H 4230 Cottage Grove av Hamilton Organ Co 85 89 W 14th pl Hamilton Organ Co 247 9 S Jefferson st Harmony Co 639 641 Clybourn av Hodell Ernst C 112 Michigan st Kimball WW & Co 26th and Rockwell sts Lakeside Piano Co 246 250 W Lake st Lyon & Healy Randolph and Ogden av Mauer Robert 29 39 Erie st Newman Bros Co Chicago av & Division st 22 3 22 3 6 3 1 119 42 41 4 6 3 1 125 45 45 5 115 25 1,205 120 1,350 1 2 100 99 293 1 2 295 8 8 124 11 125

Musical Instruments Concluded Name years Girls under 16 Location years Boys under 16 Males years over years Females over 16 16 years children under Total number of employés Total number of 16 1 1 8 38 237 8 283 1 59 60 1 1 9 9 Olson Carl 245 Wells st Piano and Organ Supply Co Racine and Garfield avs Russell Lane Piano Co 37 43 Coventry st Schaff Bros Co 117 19 N Peoria st Schaff John A 39 11 W Washington st Schulz M Co Curtis and Erie sts Shumann Piano Co 51 57 Institute pl Siegmund & Guricke 63 65 N Clark st Smith & Barnes 471 85 Clybourn av Smith & Nixon Columbia Heights Steger & Co Columbia Heights Story & Clark Canal and 16th st Sylvander A B 247 Wells st Tonk W & Bros Co 250 52 Wabash av Zscherpe & Co 51 57 Institute pl No places inspected 33 Totals 34 9 291 8 2 154 48 162 157 1 35 9 300 8 2 161 50 170 173 1 6 6 2 8 9 8 8 8 15 15 6 250 123 4,297 256 4,676

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1901

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS years Name Location Girls under 16 years Boys under 16 years Females over 16 years Males over 16 16 years children under Total number of 14 14 Bedshall & Faber Bent Geo P Bilhorn Bros Bohmann Jos 141 N Sangamon st 245 253 W Wash t n boul 44 46 Townsend st 376 W Madison st 307 6 325 6 82 83 34 20 87 85 Cable Co Cable Co Cable Hobart M Co Chicago Music Co Clemons CB Co Deagan J C Detmer Music House 999 S Paulina st 722 W 22d st 500 510 Claybourn av 152 154 Wabash av 552 W Madison st 860 607 85 10 8 981 715 85 10 8 employés ចុះ ង មិន ក ន នួន នួន ក ក ន 358 Dearborn st 261 Wabash av 5 23 5 25 Ferran F Foley & Williams Mfg Co 220 Wabash av 46 50 Jackson boul 12 3 20 8 1 Gerts John Globe Music Co 85 Dayton st 145 Ontario st 224 25 225 25 7 7 Hamilton Organ Co Hamilton Organ Co Harmony Co Chicago Heights 85 W 14th place 639 641 Claybourn av 88 123 77 95 123 9C 13 13 3 3 Kaiser Adolph Klages Albert L Lakeside Organ Co Lang CH & Co 62 Beach av 408 Blue Island av 246 256 W Lake st 220 Wabash av 48 5 50 5 Maurer & Co 31 33 E Indiana st 4 4 Neuman Bros & Co Chicago av & Dix st 2 144 1 150

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1902

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Chicago Heights 85 89 46th pl 26 E Van Buren st Chicago 245 E Washington st Musical Instruments do Pianos and stools Pianos Mandolin8 Musical instrumonts Newman Bros Co 10 Dix st Planos 1181 21 160 ployés Name Location Branch of Industry Do you manufacture Girls under 16 years Boys under 16 years Females over 16 years Males over 16 years dren under 16 years Total number of chil Yes Baldwin Co Baldwin Co Beebe Byron E Bent Geo P Co 10 6 110 10 5 Pianos Pianos and organs Making violins Planos and organs 100 67 2 358 72 2 374 Total number of em ដួង ន ន្ត ន ខ្លួន 12 4 12 83 92 91 722 W 220 st 494 Clyburn av 160 Superior et 297 Franklin st 399 W Madison st do Planos Plano players Pianos do 532 200 5 4 121 715 200 5 10 8 17 146 Cable Co Cable Hobart M Co Caldwell WD & Co Calverley Herbert Clark Melville Piano Co Deagan J C Detmer Music House Gerts John Gerts John Globe Music Co 6 308 Dearborn st 261 Wabash av 26 i 6 28 136 Weed st 85 Dayton st 162 Superior st 6 16 245 185 26 5 15 250 200 26 8 42 8 do 50 3 Violins 4 Harmony Co Hentischel E O Jensen Jas T Kaiser Adolf Krashe V & Co Lakeside Organ Co Lakeside Piano Co Lane WT Lyon & Healy 3 639 Clybourn av 71 E Washington st 43 E Van Buren st 62 Beach av 358 W Lake st 240 W Lake st 246 W Lake st 524 N Clark st Ogden av and Randolph st 72 Ogden pl 31 E Indiana et Pianos Guitars and banjos Organs Planos Violins Musical instruments 1 1 53 7 2 350 343 Mason & Farrwell Maurer & Co 12 Pianos Mandolins 12 6 394

24 416 24 601 2 4 119 4 93 Racine av 37 Coventry st 398 W Monroe st Riverview 133 S Clinton st 220 N Carpenter st 192 Superior st 123 125 La Salle av 44 46 Townsend st 471 Clybourn & V Steger 110 Weed st Steger 374 Fulton st Plano supplies Planos Pianos and organs Pianos Musical instruments Planos and organs Pianos do Organs Pianos do Guitars and banjos Pianos do లం 00 87 144 17 214 115 58 3 155 57 38 263 150 NWO Wo 00 500 125 95 150 18 225 120 60 3 165 60 41 277 150 22 89 1 Plano & Organ Supply Co Russell Lane Piano Co Schaaf Adam Schaeffer Piano Mfg Co Schaaf John A Schulz M Co Schulz M Co Schumann Piano Co Seybold & Reiter Smith & Banes Piano Co Smith & Nixon Piano Mfg Co Snedeker Mfg Co Steger & Co Sweetland E Thompson Music Co Tryber Piano Co Victor Piano & Organ Co Wagner & George White A L Williams Organ & Piano Co Wunderlich Richard Zschese B & Co Number places inspected 48 12 14 do do 22 37 Pianos and organs 61 119 6 Б 6 125 1136 W 14th st 240 W Lake st 2568 Lake st 17 E Van Buren st 141 143 Ontario st 476 Carroll av 261 Blue Island av 51 Institute pl Totals 1 3 21 101 3 11 Violin strings Musical specialties Organs Musical instruments Pianos 1 1 20 20 30 239 180 4,592 269 5,041

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1905

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1906

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1908

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MANUFACTURING Deagan JC 2157 N Clark st Musical bells Yes 20 17 3 3 Georgi & Vetok 437 Milwaukee av Musical instruments do 8 7 1 Location Name Branch of Industry Do they manufacture Total number of employés No of males over 16 years No of females over 16 years No of boys between 14 and 16 years No of girls between 14 and 16 years Total number of children under 16 years No of children under 14 years 459 W 18th st do do 6 5 er 1 1720 State st do do 2 2 487 W Randolph st do do 110 107 2 1 1 do 1 288 306 W 20th st 6015 S Halsted st 4 Juan Jos Kish JR Lyon & Healy Seynor & Peck Co Simon KF Taylor & Horn Wunderlich Richard Total number of places inspected 9 Veneer drums Musical instruments 50 2 45 2 1 do 94 Dearborn st do do 5 5 261 Blue Island av Brass Instruments do 4 4 4 Total 207 194 5 8 8 591

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1910

PIANOS ORGANS & MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS Name Location Do they manufacture Total number of employees Number of males over 16 years Number of females over 16 years Number of boys between 14 and 16 years Number of girls between 14 and 16 years Number of children under 14 years Total number of children under 16 years Arion Mfg Co Yes 38 30 3 4 1 5 do 1 Bauer Piano Co Julius Bilsford H W Bent Co GP Boller Piano Co Bostrom Piano Co H Bush & Gerts Piano Co Bush & Gerts Piano Co 1911 Clybourn av 1335 Greenwood ter 511 North av 932 Washington boul 2168 Milwaukee av 107 North av 800 N Clark st Weed and Dayton sts No Yes No 40 2 250 3 2 10 285 40 1 249 3 1 6 2741 3 do 3 21 1 9 Yes 9

Pianos Organs & Musical Instruments Concluded 46 13 20 Cable Co The Chickering Bros Coburn Organ Co Concord Co 1731 W 22d st 1419 Carroll av 220 N Washtenaw av 2316 S Western av do do do do 750 8 12 100 684 8 12 100 Name Location Do they manufacture Total number of employees Number of males over 16 years Number of females over 16 years Number of boys between 14 and 16 years Number of girls between 14 and 16 years Number of children under 14 years Total number of children under 16 years No Yes 3 27 20 2 27 20 do 2483 Archer av 2125 Rice st Claremont av and LeMoyne st 967 Milwaukee av 217 W Superior st 2012 Sedgwick st 1547 Wells st 315 Union Park ct 1744 N Lawndale av 2638 Gladys av 705 North av do do No do Yes 8 23 3 5 65 Darroch MA Decker Bros Co Detmer Henry George & Vitak Globe Music Co Golbeck & Aman Gross & Son Aug Gulbrausen Dickinson Co Harmont Co The Holton & Co Frank Horner Piano Co Johnson Frank Killeen WJ Kimball Co W W Leies & Son J 81 23 3 41 431 1 22 2 do do No 75 120 3 59 109 3 4 10 10 1 12 1 11 460 W Division st do 2 1 1618 Milwaukee av 2631 W 26th st do 2 2 Yes 1,531 1,334 85 99 13 112 1956 Larrabee st NO Yes 21 1681 2 165 390

391 do No do do 3 2 3 2 1444 S Sangamon st 2928 Lincoln av 3117 W Lake st 1319 Grand av 1389 Milwaukee av 806 Dix st 2033 Milwaukee av 2910 Archer av N do Yes No 150 3 AN O 32 6 149 3 do 2 1 1 Yes 131 18 2100 Racine av 1668 Besley ct 10 N Western av do No 535 180 8 381 177 1 రుటి 6 1 Marquette Piano Co The Meyer A Multi Phonograph Co The Myer Franz Nelson HP Newman Bros Co Northwestern Talking Machine Co The Olowecki John Piano & Organ Supply Co Price & Teeple Piano Co Purcell IS Rabinoff A Sakrewsky H Schaaf Adam Scherpe & Co B Scherpe & Co B Schroeder & Sons H Schultz Piano Co Schulz Co M Sherman Piano Co EB Simonek J B Smith Barnes & Strohber Co Standard Talking Machine Co Stark Piano Co PA Stark Piano Co Sunburg Piano Co JP 1164 Milwaukee av do 4 3 1 do 1 Yes 9 9 2 91 16 9 do do No do do 918 Milwaukee av 1217 W Monroe st 216 Institute pl 2102 Clybourn av 3409 Ashland av W Madison st and Ogden av 711 Milwaukee av Fulton and Union sts 1217 W 18th st 1872 Clybourn av 252 Market st 49th av and W Lake st 1512 S Robey st 1276 Clybourn av 3 100 16 9 2 8 20 4 2 200 7 115 200 30 SONO Yes 1 No Yes do do do do 8 17 4 1 199 7 115 200 27 3 Tatler & Ulbrick Taylor & Horn Tyler Piano Co do do No 3 12 3 3 12 2 644 W 120th st 105 N Canal st 900 W Lake st 816 Kedzie av 739 N Morgan st 319 W Ohio st 1427 Carroll av 3050 Lincoln av Welson Co H P Werner Piano Co Williams Organ & Piano Co Williams Organ & Piano Co Witzel Bros Piano Co 2 Yes do do do 300 135 36 12 2 298 135 36 12 2 No 943 Milwaukee av do 2 2 Zalewski BJ Total number of places inspected 63 Total 5 719 5,180 342 159 38 197

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