Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, March 9th 1878. | ||
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March 10th Sunday. |
Give Klebs' boy $200/100 walk to Store at 8½ A.M. Phelps returned from the West After dinner uptown, my children to Zieglers, I to Theodore he, Hauff, Kroeger & I, examine the Weber Upright piano 10297. find flagrant infringement of Action patent, both hangers and adjusting Screw otherwise the whole piano is a base imitation of our tall Iron Upright. Take Supper at Zieglers play Skat with H. St & H. Cassebeer, lose 17 Cts Home at 10 P.M. Sleep quite well |
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March 11th Monday. |
Rainstorm all day. Kleinfelder calls at Webers Warerooms. See's the Uprights they offer him small Upright No. 12168 at $390 containing infringements. Calls at Hales wher they will not show him any pianos. Lunch at Gerth's. Excessively busy, Currier from Toledo here. Wardwell calls again, I tell him that I will not make any effort towards making a compromise between Hale & Freund, except Hale shows his honesty, so that I cannot advise Freund to consider the matter. Drive to Louisa house, all family there, play domino with Ch. St. & Papa Kreischer, Home at 10½ PM |
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March 12th Tuesday. |
Theo & I justify at Supreme Court as Bondsmen of J. C. Freund, L. B. Emerson taking our deposition Call at Van Santvoord & Hauff afterwards, we then lunch at the Rathskeller. Work balance of afternoon, and also in evening placing Astoria Mortgages to resp. accounts |
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