Economic History of Hungary - Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court, Steinway (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 177. Not illustrated. Chapters: Purveyors to the Imperial and Royal Court, Steinway & Sons, Lucas Bols, Johann Maria Farina Gegenuber Dem Julichs-Platz, Rieger Orgelbau, Moet et Chandon, 4711, Jozsef Torley, Royal Worcester, J. A. Baczewski, Louis Roederer, Nathaniel Wheeler, Remy Martin, Herend Porcelain Manufactory, J. A. Henckels, Michael Thonet, Veuve Clicquot, Cafe Gerbeaud, Loblich & Co., Charles Lewis Tiffany, Jan Becher, Pilsner Urquell, Debauve & Gallais, Paulaner, Wilhelm J. Sluka, Baron Raimund Von Stillfried, Koh-I-Noor Hardtmuth, Underberg, Robert Schlumberger Von Goldeck, Moric Farkashazi Fischer, Anton Pichler, Franz Sacher, Augarten Porcelain, Demel, Schweighofer, Zwack, Amati-Denak, Gebruder Thonet, Stollwerck. Excerpt: Steinway & Sons - Steinway family members in 1890Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg, piano maker of the Steinweg brand, emigrated from Germany to America in 1850 with his wife and six of their seven children. The son Christian Friedrich Theodor Steinweg remained in Germany, and continued making the Steinweg brand of pianos. In 1853, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg founded Steinway & Sons. His first workshop was in a small loft at the back of 85 Varick Street in Manhattan, New York City. The first piano produced by Steinway & Sons was given the number 483 because Steinweg had built 482 pianos in Germany before founding the company. Number 483 was sold to a New York family for $500, and is now displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. A year later, demand was such that the company moved to larger premises at 82-88 Walker Street. It was not until 1864 that the family anglicized their name from "Steinweg" to "Steinway." Steinway's factory in New York City, United States, 1876By the 1860s, Steinway had built a new factory and lumber yard. Now 350 men worked at Steinway, and production increas...