2004-10-30/2019-11-25 - From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North American Organbuilders, by David H. Fox (Richmond, Va.: Organ Historical Society, 1991). — Apprentice with Tellers [? A. B. Felgemaker?, *see editorial note below] firm of Erie, Pennsylvania; partner with Heinrich (Henry) Tellers; and Ignatius Tellers in Tellers-Sommerhoff firm of Erie, Pennsylvania, 1906; operated W. A. Sommerhoff & Co. of Erie, Pennsylvania, 1924; partner with John Liebel until 1939; died 22 May 1939 in Erie, Pennsylvania. *Sommerhoff and the Tellers brothers, Henry and Ignatius, were all employeed at A.B. Felgemaker prior to forming Tellers-Sommerhoff, which was succeeded by Tellers-Kent in 1918. Tellers-Kent closed in 1933, members of the Tellers family continued doing service work, but the Tellers Organ Co. was not formed until 1945. —Ed. Patents granted to William A. Sommerhoff: Patent #862,029; July 30, 1907; action. Patent #1,013,570; January 2, 1912; pipe foot. Sources: The Diapason September 1924, 14. The Diapason July 1939, 6. [Information taken from the text of the United States patents listed above.]
2015-10-17/2020-04-09 - See main entry: Tellers-Sommerhoff
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