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Vol. 86 July 18, 2026 No. 19

Wood (of Virginia)

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Biography

A piano-maker identified only as Wood, of Virginia, exhibited a piano-violin at the 1851 London World's Fair. The instrument attracted considerable attention among visitors and was awarded a money prize of $250, one of the American successes Spillane records from the exhibition.

Highlights

  • Won a $250 money award at the 1851 London World's Fair for a piano-violin

Source

Daniel Spillane, History of the American Pianoforte (1890), p. 196.

Public domain.

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