Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers

• 1852 Henry Arnold Weymann emigrates to Philadelphia
• 1864 Henry A. Weymann (1829-1892) took over the business of C.F. Zimmerman & Son at #156 N. 2nd St., Philadelphia
• 1866 Henry A. Weymann, cutlery, #156 N. 2nd
• 1867 retail hardware, same address (directory)
• 1870 Henry A. Weymann, cutlery (census)
• 1880 musical instrument dealer, #156 N. 2nd (census)
• 1885 H. A. Weymann & Son, #156 N. 2nd, with son Henry (Harry) W. Weymann (1866-1939) (NLI)
• 1892 Henry A. dies on March 21st, jeweler; start of the ‘Keystone State’ line of stringed instruments; showroom at #1314 Chestnut St., wholesale at #43-45 N. 9th, factory at #156 N. 2nd, makers of banjos, guitars, & mandolins
• 1899 recently moved wholesale & retail to #1022 Market St.
• 1900 H.A. Weymann & Son, #156 N 2nd & #1022 Market St (dir); Albert C., Harry W., Rebecca (Harry’s wife) & William A. Weymann (1874-1918) owners
• 1903 moving to #935 Market St. on May 1st (advert.)
• 1905 #923 Market St., importer & manuf. of musical inst. (dir)
• 1910 son Henry (Harry) Power Weymann (1889-?) is a clerk; factory at #100 Sansom St., store at #1010 Chestnut St.
• 1920 Henry W. Weymann, musical instrument importer, son Herbert W. Weymann (1891-1969) is salesman
• 1921 H.A. Weymann & Son, Inc., #1108 Chestnut St.
• 1922 dealers for Buescher band instruments (advert.)
• 1925 selling Rexcraft bugles (advert.)
• 1928 registers ‘Varsity’ name used since 1923
• 1930 factory at #817-823 W. Cumberland St. (photo 3)
• 1939 Harry W. Weymann, president, dies September 4th
• 1942 Weymann Co., #1613 Chestnut St., Herbert is treasurer, brother Albert C. Weymann (1874-?) is pres.
• 1969 "the Weymann Music Co. closed following the death of Herbert W. Weymann (78); they were operating as a wholesale music dealer in recent years; established in 1864" (Billboard, Sept. 6)

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