Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers

• 1894 William M. Carlin (1855-1930) and brother Frank J. Carlin (1861-1948) are working as salesmen for Emil Wulscher & Son, Indianapolis; Edwin L. Lennox (1859-1948)(top photo 1923) is part owner of Mills & Lennox, pianos & organs, #83 Massachusetts Ave.
• 1895 now Carlin & Lennox, #31 E. Market St., Indianapolis, William Carlin & Edwin Lennox
• 1897 Frank Carlin has now joined them
• 1898 now at #5-9 E. Market St.
• 1910 same address
• c.1911 now The Carlin Music Co., #5-9 E. Market St, William & Frank Carlin; E.L. Lennox Piano Co., #311 N. Pennsylvania
• 1913 Carlin added a branch store at #309 Mass. Ave.
• 1915 The Carlin Music Co. now at #33 N. Penn. Ave.
• 1920 moved to #143 E. Washington; pianos, band & orchestra instruments, musical merchandise
• 1930 William Carlin dies at 75; store still at #143 E. Wash.
• 1933 now at #133 E. Washington; Frank is not listed this year
• 1934 now at #211 Massachusetts Ave & #112 E. Ohio Ave., Albert Sering manager; music merchandise and repairing of band & orchestra instruments; Frank Carlin is listed as a salesman
• 1935 now just at #211 Mass. Ave., Albert Sering manager
• 1937 last year that Carlin Music Co. is listed; Frank Carlin is now a salesman for Rinne’s Musical Instruments, #142 N. Pennsylvania Ave.
• 1948 both Frank Carlin and Edwin Lennox die this year

Brass instruments found with ‘Carlin & Lennox’ often are either the ‘Majestic’ or ‘Superior’ models and date to the 1895- c.1910 period. Those with ‘Carlin Music Co.’ date to the c.1911-1937 period. At least one C&L cornet is stamped ‘Austria’ so they probably are all imported stencils.

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