Thompson & Odell (ca.1874 – ca.1905) of Boston, Massachusetts, published music and repaired and manufactured musical instruments. Musicians Charles W. Thompson and Ira H. Odell ran the business. They kept a shop on Tremont Street and later on Washington Street. Towards 1900 "Carl Fischer purchased their catalogs of fretted instrument, band and orchestra music. ... About 1905 the Vega Company took over their manufacturing interests."
References
- Commerce, manufactures & resources of Boston, Mass: a historical, statistical & descriptive review. National Publishing, 1883
- Boston Almanac. 1876
- Boston Almanac. 1888, 1894
- Christine Merrick Ayars (1937), Contributions to the art of music in America by the music industries of Boston, 1640 to 1936, New York: The H.W. Wilson company, OCLC 26107160, OL 6349676M
Images
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Hail Dat Gospel Tug, by Fred Lyons, 1880 (Library of Congress)
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Baby Elephant Waltz by F.F. Hagen, 1882 (Library of Congress)
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Irresistible Polka by W.F. Sudds, 1882 (Library of Congress)
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Fairy Revels by W.F. Sudds, 1883 (Library of Congress)
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Categories:- 1870s establishments in Massachusetts
- 19th century in Boston
- 20th century in Boston
- Economic history of Boston
- Music publishing companies of the United States
- 1900s disestablishments in Massachusetts
- Musical instrument manufacturing companies based in Boston
- Defunct companies based in Massachusetts
- Defunct mass media in Boston