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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Harvey S. Crane

felt manufacturer
  • Crane & Chapuis

Biography

Harvey S. Crane (H. S. Crane) joined E. Chapuis's felt-making business in Paterson, New Jersey, after Chapuis's return to the United States in 1873, and the two formed the firm of Crane & Chapuis. Spillane notes that Crane was, at the time of writing, Chapuis's successor in the business and was still known as a felt manufacturer.

Highlights

  • Joined E. Chapuis in Paterson, N.J., to form Crane & Chapuis, and became Chapuis's successor in the felt-making business
  • Still known as a felt manufacturer at the time of writing

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 328.

Public domain.

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