Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers

• 1880 Charles Joseph Jr. (1865-1952), store clerk
• 1860-1890 Kaiser & Kohler, 473 Walnut St; Frank Kaiser & William Kohler
• 1892 William Kohler, instrument repairer, 473 Walnut; Emil Kaiser, brass worker, h. rear 490 Walnut
• 1893 Charles Joseph Jr., music teacher; Emil Ballhaus, musician
• 1894 William Kohler dies at age 71 before June; now Ballhaus & Joseph, manufacturers of musical instruments, #473 Walnut, Emil Ballhaus & Charles Joseph, Jr.
• 1895 E. Joseph, successor to K&K, #473 Walnut, Charles Joseph Jr., manager; Ballhaus & Weiss, musical instruments, #57 Breman
• 1896 moves to #1325 Walnut St.
• 1900 Charles Joseph Jr., successor to K&K
• 1906 moves to #1330 Walnut; son Carl is musician
• 1908 now Charles Joseph & Son, #1330 Walnut, with son Carl W. Joseph (1886-?)
• 1910 last year listed as Joseph & Son; by April census is listed as musician
• 1911-1940 Charles listed as orchestra musician
• 1910 Carl now musical instrument repairman in Campbell, KY
• 1917 Carl listed as foreman for Wurlitzer Co. in Clifton, KY
• 1930 Carl is a music merchant owner in Albany, NY

Brass instruments labeled ‘Charles Joseph’ would date to the 1895-1907 period. ‘Joseph & Son’ would date to the 1908-1910 period.

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