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Blessing

russell@irondogmedia.com · November 15, 2015 ·

Unterkirnach, Germany. Several generations of Blessing family members made musical clocks, hand-cranked barrel organs, mechanical pianos, barrel- and roll-operated orchestrions, circa 1805-1920s. Repair work was continued until the 1950s.

Berry-Wood Piano Player Co.

russell@irondogmedia.com · November 15, 2015 ·

Kansas City, MO. Made coin pianos and Auto Orchestra keyboard-style orchestrions circa 1907 through the late ‘teens. Certain components were purchased from Engelhardt in St. Johnsville, NY.

Berni Organ Company

russell@irondogmedia.com · November 15, 2015 ·

New York City. Founded by Louis Berni circa 1910-1920. Imported and sold many European fairground organs; a distributor of Wurlitzer band organs in the 1920s.

Böcker, Ernst, Organ and Orchestrion Company

russell@irondogmedia.com · November 15, 2015 ·

New York City. Imported Imhof & Mukle, Hupfeld, and Weber orchestrions, Gebr. Bruder and Ruth fairground organs, early 1900s-1914. Extant Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violinas that originally were used in the United States were imported by Böcker, so far as is known.

Bartl, Edmund

russell@irondogmedia.com · November 15, 2015 ·

Vienna. Probably son of August Bartl. Maker of cylinder musical boxes in typical Austrian format mostly for clock bases. Started his business in 1881, probably working until 1922.

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