Identifier: worldalmanacency1908newy (find matches)
Title: The World almanac and encyclopedia
Year: 1908 (1900s)
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Subjects: Almanacs, American Statistics
Publisher: New York : Press Pub. Co. (The New York World)
Contributing Library: Boston Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Boston Public Library

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irm, his platesof another, his action and keys of a third, and so on until he acquires all theparts. Then he throws them together after a fashion, and they are ready for sale.This sort of manufaoturer seldom puts his own name on his assembled products. 810 He puts them out under what is known as a stencil name, or he will put adealers name on the piano, and the dealer palms it off, in many cases, as a high-class piano that is made especially for his esthetic trade. MUCH TRICKERY TO ENSNARE THE INNOCENTS. There is more trickery in the piano industry from the commercial standpointthan in any other, and it behooves the innocent purchaser to be sure of his groundbefore he undertakes the purchase of a piano. The Steinways are the only pia^o manufacturers in the world who make everycomponent part of their piano. This principle was established by the founderof the house, and has been rigidly adhered to ever since. The history of the Steinway family, founders of one of the greatest industries
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800 GRAND PIANOS IN ONE ROW AT DITMARS AVENUE PLANT. In the world, -is an interesti..g one. There are at the present time seven membersof the Steinway blood conducting the^ business of the firm and perpetuating theSteinway traditions. ROMANTIC HISTORY OF FIRST GENIUS. The first Steinway to build a piano was Henry Engelhard Steinway, who wasborn February 15, 1797, in Wolfshagen, a forest town of the Hartz Mountains, inthe Grand Duchy of Brunswick, Germany. He came of a family of soldiers, manyof Whom had gained high distinction in the army. Owing to war and a domestictragedy, he found himself the sole survivor of his family at tlie age of fifteen andwithout means. His father and three older brothers had been struck dead by abolt of lightning while he was walking with them in a forest. He was unhurt bythe horror, many believers in Destiny lo this day believing that he was saved thathe miglit perform, a greater service to the world. Penniless and homeless, the young man entered the army,

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