Description: Rare Mid Nineteenth Century Travelling Piano Tuner's Log of Recommendations and Attestations! Recommendation book for Professor J.V.P. Weaver, resident of Mechanicsburg, Pa.. The log begins on February 18, 1868 at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa. and covers travels to a wide range of towns throughout Central Pennsylvania up to 1873. The towns range from Columbia in the east to Bedford in the west and covering ground as diverse as Bellefonte, Lewistown, Chambersburg, New Bloomfield and Shippensburg. One attestation recommends Professor Weaver as a replacement for the local tuner who has "located in the West." A couple of the tipped in letters are from earlier dates (1862, 1863) and three demonstrate a trip to the vicinity of Fort Wayne, Indiana during July of 1873. Each recommendation with its own dedicated page, dated and stating the name and location (town) of the one giving the recommendation. A combination of those written directly in the log book or letters that have been tipped-in on their own page. A total of 46. This includes one that is loose, dating from 1867. As an interesting biographical addition, the log book includes a tipped in letter of introduction and recommendation from the headmaster of White Hall Academy dated September 04th, 1855. From this it becomes clear that this was the "Professor's" Alma Mater.
Price: 395 USD
Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-08-30T22:10:43.000Z
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Language: English
Special Attributes: Manuscript
Topic: Music
Subject: Americana
