Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-09-16

A FEW FACTS AND DATES
which May he OF Future Historical I.

A FEW FACTS AND DATES
which May he of Future Historical Use.
The statements I'm the published accounts
of the organ celebration as to Dea. Estey's
beginnings are contradictory in some re-
spects and leave them in doubt. lie was
born September 30, 1914, in Ilinsdale, near
the east road to Chesterfield, at the next
place beyond the now last house towards
Bear hill, above and west of the road
where it crosses the brook. The buildings
are all gone and the place is pasture.
lie got round to BrattlcborO when he was
about p. Making lead pipes had been a
business here for several years; he bought
it out and carried it on. Riley Burditt and
Samuel II. Jones appear to have begun
making melodeons here in 1916. In the
first number of the Semi-Weekly Eagle,
published Aug. TO- lS47, by b. ID. Harris
and w. b. Hale, he had this card:
JACOB ESTEY,
Manufacturer of Lead Pipe and Copper Pumps
and Agent for the sale of Marble Grave
Stones.
In the first number of the Literary EX
celsior and Musical World, published Oct.
%, 1S47, at Bellows Falls, they had this
card:
JONES & BURDITT,
Manufacturers of Meodeons, Seraphnes, &c,
Brattleboro, Vt.
Among his other advertisements was
this:
ESTEY'S
Pump and Lead Pipe Mandatory, At the Old
Stand South of the Bridge.
The subscriber continues to manufacture Cop
PER Pumps and LEAD PIPR of superior quality,
which he will warrant to be equal to any made
in this other Mace. His Pumps and
Lead Pipe he will put up at short notice, and
warrant them, on such conditions as cannot
fail to suit the purchaser. PRESSED PIPE
coated with Tin, called next to Silver, con
stantly on hand and for sale at the lowest
prices
~ Lumber and most kinds Of Produce TAX
Brattleboro, Aug. 21, 1913.
And this:
LUMBER.
For sale at the subscribers Lumber Yard
1000 feet seasoned Pine Lumber of the first
and second quality Also 5000 Spruce Shin
gles Spruce Clapboards and Floor Boards
JACOB ESTEN.
Bratteboro, June d, 1919.
This card appeared early in 1850:
BRATrLEBoRo MARBLE WORKS,
ESTEY & BUTTON.
These partners were Dea. Estey and
Dea. w. A. Dutton, and this firm cOntin-
ued this business till about 1858. The
firm of Jones & Burditt was dissolved Aug.
%, 1850 and on the same day Burdtt and
Edwin b. Carpenter formed the firm Of
Burdtt d Carpenter which continued
the business. The firm of Burditt II
Carpenter was dissolved Feb. 6, 1852, and
on the same day Carpenter and Dea. Estey
appear to have formed the firm OF f. B..
Carpenter IL Co., which was the first en-
gagement of Dea. Estey in the organ bust
ness.
Under an advertisement of |. Hines IL
Co., stating the purchase of the entire es-
tablishment stock, &c, of L. b. Carpenter
Il Co., =" and that "we employ such men as
II. Burditt, II. Frost, the Messrs. Jones,
Rose, Gray, White, and others, the most
experienced workmen the country affords, y
was this:
The undersigned have formed "A Co'partner.
ship under under the firm name of |. Hines
Co for the purpose Of carrying on the above
ISAAC HINES.
JACOB ESTEN.
II. 7. GREEN
Brattleboro, May ), 1853
Hines was retired against his will, and
his share in the property and profits be-
came the subject of stubborn litigation.
The remaining partners made this an
nouncement:
MELODEONS! MELODEONS :!
Messrs. Estey & Green Partners of the late
firm of Hines X Co, would respectfully in
form the public they continue at the old stand
the business of manufacturing the Carhart
Improved Melodeon in all its branches Mr..
r. Burdtt, who has been identified with the
Meodeon business since its commencement in
Brattleboro will have the general supervision
of our establishment. JACOB ESIE1-
Brattleboro, Feb. q, 1888.
The case was referred by the court of
chancery to Judge Daniel Kellogg to as
certain the amount due to Hines. He
spent 100 days hearing it and making his
report. The amount found due was paid
in 1859, and the report was not filed in
court.
Estey & Green improved their instru'
ments, and called them the Perfect Melo-
deon. Their advertisement appeared last
Jan. %, 1868. The advertisement of
j. ESTEY,
Successor to EsTEY & GREEN,
appeared first Jan. 20, 1868, and was con
tinued to Jan. y, 1866. That of j. Estey
& Co. of the Cottage Organ appeared Dec
2S, 1866.
Thus Dea. Estey is shown not to havt
been engaged at all in the organ business
until 1852, and not principally until 1855;
or 1854. He had great natural ability TO
business. In these earlier enterprises /
became well founded upon strict integrity
sound judgment, and constant industry
With these he built up this great organ
| business.