Three Changes In Partnerships: The Jewett Manufacturing Company

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The Jewett Manufacturing Company was originally named the Allen and Jewett Piano Company. Three changes in partnerships since its establishment in 1861 caused the company to have different names which, in chronological order, were “Allen & Jewett Piano Company,” “W.H. Jewett & Company,” and “Jewett Piano Manufacturing Company.” The company had two buildings in Leominster located at the intersection between Adams St. and Cotton St. and the intersection between Park St. and Pleasant St. in downtown Leominster. The building on Adams St. was where the pianos were manufactured and the building on Pleasant St. acted as the showroom and office for the business.
The company built pianos and piano cases which would sometimes be shipped to Boston where

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