Cramer.wood &Co piano

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Darren Cahill
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Cramer.wood &Co piano

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Hello there.
I’m new to this page .
I’m looking for information on a piano I picked up today . It’s a ....
Cramer.Wood & co
Dublin
From John Maunder London
4341 frame no
C&co 73224
I would appreciate any information you could give me on the beautiful old piano .
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Darren
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The only clue in your information is Maunder...
1865 Not listed.
1869 John Maunder, 54, Queen Street Camden Town NW.
1870 John Maunder, 54, Queen Street Camden Town NW.
1875 is the latest directory entry I have found so far for John Maunder, Apollo Works, Leighton Road NW.
1880 Not listed. Arthur Allison & Co. had recently moved to Apollo Works, Leighton road Kentish Town NW, so they may have taken over Maunder's business, or just his premises. We don't know if Maunder's name continued to appear on pianos, or whether it indicates a piano made before 1880.
1880 Cramer, Wood & Co., Westmoreland Street, Dublin. This is the earliest reference I have to this form of their name.
Are you able to post photos of the WHOLE piano here, or email to me to post?
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Re: Cramer.wood &Co piano

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Hello Bill .
I did try to post some pictures but they won’t upload maybe it’s because I’m working of my IPhone .
What is ur email address and I’ll forward them on to you .
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This is a typical Victorian Cottage Piano as shown at
http://www.pianohistory.info/victorian.html
They finished in the 1880s, this one may be a little earlier, but unless there is a date written on the end keys, I can't pin it down more accurately.
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Wow that’s great , thanks for the information . I’ll also check for a date on the end key .
Thank you
Darren
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