Gilbert V. Briggs
1839-1851
piano maker
Biography
Gilbert V. Briggs was a New York piano maker who operated at 42 Fourth Avenue from 1839 until he left the business in 1851. Spillane describes him as a maker of some note who learned the trade in the shop of Nunns & Clark. He was not related to C. C. Briggs of Briggs & Company, Boston, despite the shared surname.
Highlights
- Manufactured pianos at 42 Fourth Avenue, New York, from 1839 to 1851.
- Learned the trade in the shop of Nunns & Clark.
- Not related to C. C. Briggs of Briggs & Company, Boston.
Source
Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 162.
Public domain.