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Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (/ ˈ s t aɪ n w eɪ / ⓘ), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in New York City by German piano builder Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway).
Steinway & Sons – a piano company based in Hamburg and Queens, New York (United States), founded in 1853. The parent company is Steinway Musical Instruments Pages ...
In the 1990s, the Grinnell name was revived in a limited number of pianos built by Samick. Gulbransen: Chicago: US 1904–1969 H. Kohl: Hamburg: Germany 1855–1909 Haddorf Piano Company: Rockford, IL US 1902–1960 Maker of Steinbach, Clarendon & Dreher, Bush & Gerts Haines Brothers: New York: US 1851–1945 Hallet, Davis & Co. Boston: US 1835 ...
Steinway Musical Instruments, Inc. is a worldwide musical instrument manufacturing and marketing conglomerate, based in Astoria, New York, the United States. It was formed in a 1995 merger between the Selmer Industries and Steinway Musical Properties, the parent company of Steinway & Sons piano manufacturers.
1920 advertisement for the Thor electric washing machine. The Thor washing machine was the first electric clothes washer sold commercially in the United States. Produced by the Chicago-based Hurley Electric Laundry Equipment Company, the 1907 Thor is believed to be the first electrically powered washer ever manufactured, crediting Hurley as the inventor of the first automatic washing machine.
The Steinway Vertegrand, also known as the Model K, was designed by Steinway director Henry Ziegler [1] and introduced in 1903 at a cost of $500, [4] equivalent to $16,956 in 2023. [5]
A commercial washing machine is intended for more intensive use than a consumer washing machine. [146] Durability and functionality is more important than style; most commercial washers are bulky and heavy, often with more expensive stainless steel construction to minimize corrosion in a constantly-moist environment.
The specially designed D-274 in the White House The specially designed D-274 Steinway Alma Tadema, which is the world's most expensive grand piano sold at auction. Over the years, Steinway has produced a small number of special or limited editions of the D-274.