Antique 1865 © Chickering Piano Music Practising CDV John P Soule Victorian Card

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Chickering Piano  - 1865 © - "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1865, by John P Soule...."
"Practising (sic) Practicing" -
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Chickering & Sons (not to be confused with Chickering Brothers) was the first actual piano factory in America, established in Boston in 1823 by Jonas Chickering with partner James Stewart. (The firm was known as "Stewart & Chickering" for a short time) From about 1830-1840, Chickering built some pianos under the name of Chickering & Mackay. John Mackay was a sea captain, and he would export Chickering pianos to South American, and in return, would bring back ships full of sweet smelling rosewood and mahogany for piano building.
From 1839 – 1841, John Mackay’s son William H. Mackay was admitted as an additional partner, and pianos were built under the label of “Chickering & Mackays”.  Pianos built under the “Chickering & Mackays” label appear to have been produced for only 3 short years.
John Mackay was lost at sea in 1841, and this loss appears to have ended the partnership between Chickering and William H. Mackay.  Pianos built under the labels of “Chickering & Mackay” or “Chickering & Mackays” are exceedingly rare today.
In 1852, the name of the firm was changed to Chickering & Sons when Chickering brought in his three sons, Thomas, Frank and George, as partners. Jonas Chickering died in 1853, and the firm was taken over by his son Thomas. Thomas Chickering died in 1871, and the firm was taken over by Frank Chickering. The remaining brothers died in the 1890s, as the firm continued to grow and thrive. In 1908, Chickering was sold to the American Piano Company, makers of some of America's better brand names. In 1932, the Aeolian Piano Company and the American Piano Company merged to create the Aeolian-American Corporation, and they continued to build the Chickering name for decades.
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Condition as shown
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Condition:
-  Evidence of aging, flaws,
and wear
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Size
:   Approx. 2.45 x 4 inches   -- as indicated by ruler
in
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scans as shown above.
NOTE, re:  small CDV cards / vs larger Cabinet cards
The carte de visite, abbreviated CDV, was a type of small photograph the size of a visiting card, and such photograph cards were traded among friends and visitors. Albums for the collection and display of cards became a common fixture in Victorian parlors. The immense popularity of these card photographs led to the publication and collection of photographs of prominent persons.
By the early 1870s, cartes de visite were supplanted by "cabinet cards", which were also usually albumen prints, but larger, mounted on cardboard backs measuring 4.5 inch by 6.5 incjes. Cabinet cards remained popular into the early 20th century, when Kodak introduced the Brownie camera and home snapshot photography became a mass phenomenon.
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