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Object Description
| Brief description | Upright piano, S. W. Miller Piano Co., Sheboygan, 1906-1930. |
| Object name | Piano |
| Alternate object name | Upright piano |
| Maker | S. W. Miller Piano Company, 1906-1930 |
| Date | 1906-1930 |
| Dimensions | 55 1/4"H x 65"W x 27 1/4"D |
| Marks | Decal on center front, above keyboard: "S. W. Miller/ Chicago & Sheboygan/ S. W. Piano Co./ 1898-1906/ Do not confuse our piano with the Boston Miller." Decal on interior of top lid: "WARRANTY/ This Instrument manufactured/ by us and bearing our name/ and Trade Mark is fully warranted/ for the term of Ten Years from/ date of its manufacture/ S. W. Miller Piano Co." Cast on interior: "Fully warranted Est. 1898/ S W Miller Piano Co/ Sheboygan Wis." |
| Original location | Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin |
| Current location | Sheboygan, Sheboygan County, Wisconsin |
| Description | Upright piano with four square pillars and three pedals. According to the Sheboygan County Historical Society, the piano was refinished ca. 1996. |
| History | The S. W. Miller Piano Company was established in Chicago in 1896. In 1903, furniture manufacturer George B. Matoon brought Swan W. Miller and partner John F. Schwerin to Sheboygan, Wisconsin to operate the A. J. King piano works. In 1906, Miller and Schwerin officially incorporated the S. W. Miller Piano Company in Sheboygan. A 1927 article in the Sheboygan Press described the company's strategy of direct marketing: "During the earlier years of its business the company sold its output to dealers throughout the country, but owing to the advent of many other factories springing up in different parts of the country, which resulted in keener competition and consequent heavier operating expense, a policy was adopted whereby the instruments were sold from the factory direct to the user." In 1930, the firm went bankrupt and closed. |
| Sources | Articles on file at the Sheboygan County Historical Society: "Miller Piano Has Brought Fame to City of Sheboygan" Sheboygan Press, April 23, 1927; Jan Hildebrand, "Firm built pianos for 34 years before it went bankrupt" Sheboygan Press, December 6, 1998. An image of the extensive S. W. Miller factory complex appears in Piano Trade Magazine vol 11 (1914), p. 43. |
| Owner | Sheboygan County Historical Society |
| Object # | 3430 |
| Rights | (c) 2006 by the Sheboygan County Historical Society. Contact the owner for more information. http://www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/html/d_museum.html |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | SC002 |
| Digital format | XML |
| Type | Physical object |
| Keywords | Musical instrument; Upright piano; Piano; Chordophone; Sound devices; Furnishings and equipment; Musical Tools and Equipment |
| Date digitized | 2007-04-10 |
| Date modified | 2010-10-08 |
Description
| Object name | Piano: full view |
| Object # | 3430 |
| Rights | (c) 2006 by the Sheboygan County Historical Society. Contact the owner for more information. http://www.co.sheboygan.wi.us/html/d_museum.html |
| Digital collection | Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database |
| Digital identifier | SC002a |
| Digital format | JPG |
| Type | Physical object |
| Date digitized | 2007-04-10 |
| Date modified | 2007-04-10 |
