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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

James Cumston

manufacturer proprietor
  • Hallet & Cumston

Biography

James Cumston, son of the late William Cumston, is described as controlling the firm of Hallet & Cumston at the time of writing and as being practically conversant with all the details of the business, both mercantile and mechanical. The firm, a popular-priced instrument maker, is presented as having descended unchanged in title from the earlier Hallet & Allen partnership his father had joined.

Highlights

  • Son of William Cumston
  • Controls the present firm of Hallet & Cumston at time of writing, conversant with all details, mercantile and mechanical

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 168.

Public domain.

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