Charles on 3 5 acres west of the fox river.
Kingsbury chicago cable company piano.
Your kingsbury piano was made by the cable piano company in 1918.
One factory located in chicago at 22nd street paulina and dale place.
If that s the case the 5 digit serial.
Each piano is manufactured with a unique serial number that is recorded for future reference of not only when it was made but also where.
By the 1900s cable had two factories in illinois chicago and st.
The cable piano company or simply cable company was an american piano manufacturing company founded by herman d.
The cable piano company was established in 1880 by h d.
I have a 1932 kingsbury chicago cable company baby grand piano.
Cable and conover then acquired the schiller piano co.
Was manufacturing conover cable kingsbury.
By 1920 the cable piano co.
Dowling was president and the cable co.
Kingsbury made by the cable company chicago.
The second factory at st.
Cable who had originally been with the western cottage organ company later changed to the chicago cottage organ company the cable piano company was widely celebrated as a maker of fine instruments and they were a major contributor to the american.
Grand pianos by kingsbury before 1949.
Charles and manufactured pianos under the names.
Cable and conover acquired the schiller piano co.
In 1901 the company built a factory in st.
Of oregon il and used the schiller pianos as their higher end models.
With it being almost 100 years old and because it is an upright there is very little value left in it since pianos decrease in value over time as they wear mechanically.
The kingsbury name was manufactured by the famous cable piano company of chicago.
It claimed to be the world s greatest manufacturer of pianos inner player pianos and organs.
This piano is made of beautiful quarter sawn oak wood under the old finish.
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It has since gained a few more cosmetic marks in the body and read more.
Haines piano company built a full line of upright pianos baby grand pianos and player pianos and their instruments were known for being of very good quality and the firm was very successful.
It can be finished either in a light golden oak or a medium dark oak finish.
In the 1920s george j.
Conover cable dekoven kingsbury midget puritan wellington schiller.
The kingsbury piano company was a division of the famous cable piano company of chicago.
The kingsbury line was sold as one of cable s higher grade more expensive pianos.
It was one of the largest piano makers in chicago.
