In 1901 the company built a factory in st.
Kingsbury chicago cable company piano.
It can be finished either in a light golden oak or a medium dark oak finish.
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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.
Charles on 3 5 acres west of the fox river.
The second factory at st.
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.
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.
If it s a chicago kingsbury check the plate or the case for a company or manufacturing location it would have been built by the cable company of chicago.
1901 30000 1917 203000 1925 258000 1933 302000.
The kingsbury piano company was a division of the famous cable piano company of chicago.
One factory located in chicago at 22nd street paulina and dale place.
Cable and conover then acquired the schiller piano co.
It was one of the largest piano makers in chicago.
Your kingsbury piano was made by the cable piano company in 1918.
Conover cable dekoven kingsbury midget puritan wellington schiller.
This piano is made of beautiful quarter sawn oak wood under the old finish.
The kingsbury name was manufactured by the famous cable piano company of chicago.
Of oregon il and used the schiller pianos as their higher end models.
If that s the case the 5 digit serial.
The cable piano company was established in 1880 by h d.
My parents bought it for 10 000 in decent condition about 20 years ago.
In the 1920s george j.
Charles and manufactured pianos under the names.
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.
The kingsbury line was sold as one of cable s higher grade more expensive pianos.
It has since gained a few more cosmetic marks in the body and read more.
Dowling was president and the cable co.
By the 1900s cable had two factories in illinois chicago and st.
Cable and conover acquired the schiller piano co.
By 1920 the cable piano co.
Grand pianos by kingsbury before 1949.
Was manufacturing conover cable kingsbury.
The cable piano company or simply cable company was an american piano manufacturing company founded by herman d.
