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Series II. Advertising, 1860–1986, inclusive

Old piano ads and ephemera (non-Steinway) [5 folders], 1860–1900, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

These envelopes contain Theodore E. Steinway's collection of all kinds of ads and tear sheets of non-Steinway material.

Info collected on Daniel F. Beatty [1 folder], 1870s–1880s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Material on Beatty of Washington, N.J., who sold pianos and organs entirely by direct mail. (Beatty, who also collected stamps, was of particular interest to Theodore E. Steinway, who, in addition to heading Steinway & Sons, was a noted philatelist.)

Steinway advertising brochures, circa 1934–1986, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Newspaper clippings of Steinway ads, circa 1860–1940s, inclusive

Offsite-Box: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Theodore E. Steinway attempted to get as many early Steinway ads as he could from the company's early address in Walker Street, from 14th Street before the number change, etc.

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