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kerrichris
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Joined: 21 Jul 2003
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 Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 3:12 am Post subject: Graves & Sons |
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I have a Graves and sons piano. I was wondering if any could point me in the right direction on how old it is and how to sell it. We need the money bad. It is an upright piano. It says:
Specially Selected and Sold by
Graves & Sons,
Apollo Louse,
High Road, Leytonstone
then it has two letter I'm not sure what they ar mabye a T and then an F then it says Little then the next line says London. I cant find any thing else on it and I have no idea where to look. Any help would be great. Kerri |
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Bill Kibby
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Location: Great Yarmouth UK
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| Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2003 4:07 pm Post subject: Graves / Little |
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I can't help you with selling the piano, but may be able to give some clues to its age. Leytonstone is quite near where I was born, and this may be the same shop which Berry Pianos took over, and I worked in occasionally. William Graves is not on my lists for 1894 or 1911, but does appear in 1899. He would have "selected" the piano from an anonymous wholesale maker, unless it was Little. Could that be C.E. Little? Leytonstone was not always part of Greater London, so the "London" may refer to Little. See the free items on "Datemarks" and "Aliases" at
http://www.uk-piano.org/piano-gen/pricelist-of-piano-history.html
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