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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

E. N. Kimball

president stockholder
  • Hallet & Davis Piano Company
  • Hallet & Davis

Biography

E. N. Kimball served as president of the Hallet & Davis Piano Company following its incorporation after the 1879 death of George H. Davis, helping the firm recover its old-time prestige and rank among the most progressive companies of its day. From Spillane (1890): E. N. Kimball is named, together with G. Cook and W. D. Cook, as a principal stockholder of Hallet & Davis at the time of writing, when the firm existed as an incorporated company with E. Davis serving as factory superintendent.

Highlights

  • Led the Hallet & Davis Piano Company as president after its incorporation, restoring its old-time prestige
  • Named as a principal stockholder of the incorporated Hallet & Davis company

Sources

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911).

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 170.

Public domain.

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