[emma]

I have recently bought a piano,it is my first one so it is a dream come true but i have no idea how old it is and i need help! The name on it is William A Adam and it appears to have been made in Newcastle on Tyne,it also says MANDAMIA reg on the lid. The serial number is 9453. If anyone can give me any information on its age or even if they have heard of the maker i would be eternally grateful.

[Bill Kibby]

In 1914, William Allan Adam, Piano and musical instrument dealer, was listed in The Cabinet Maker Jan. 31 in connection with legal proceedings. I'll see what else I can find. "Mandamia Regd." means the name was registered as a trade mark, and these were sometimes a sign of pianos made by Murdoch. It almost looks like an anagram of something to do with Adam.
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[Bill Kibby]

1899 Not listed.
1911 Kelly’s Directory of the Cabinet & Furnishing Trades; Pianoforte Makers & Warehouses include William Adam, 19 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-On-Tyne.
1914 William Allan Adam, Piano and musical instrument dealer, was listed in The Cabinet Maker Jan. 31 in connection with legal proceedings.
1914 Music Trade Directory; W. Adam, Instrument dealer, 19 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle-On-Tyne.
1928 Musique Adresses Universel lists
1936 Not listed in Kelly’s Directory of the Cabinet & Furnishing Trades; Pianoforte Makers & Warehouses.
1938 Not listed in the Music Trade Directory.
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I do not buy, sell or value pianos, but I sometimes rescue pre-1890 pianos in the UK.

Have a look at the Datemarks page on my own website: http://www.pianogen.org

Piano History Centre