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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

John F. Jacob

d. 1885

co-founder
  • Jacob Brothers

Biography

John F. Jacob trained for years with Hardman, Peck & Company and with Billings & Wheelock before co-founding the Jacob Brothers piano business in 1878 alongside his brother Charles Jacob. He died in 1885, after which his youngest brother, C. Albert Jacob, was admitted to the firm to help carry on the business his death had interrupted.

Highlights

  • Trained with Hardman, Peck & Company and Billings & Wheelock before co-founding Jacob Brothers in 1878
  • Died in 1885

Source

Alfred Dolge, Pianos and Their Makers, Vol. I (1911), p. 321.

Public domain.

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