Kelly Plate History

[Delwin D Fandrich]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: June 24, 2002 4:26 AM
Subject: Kelly Plate History


> I tuned a Packard old upright recently. Cast into the plate at the bottom
was "The Wickham Piano Plate, Springfield, OH."  Kelly plate, (or what was
Kelly plate until S&S bought it recently) is located in Springfield, OH. Was
Wickham a predecessor that evolved into Kelly, or was Springfield simply a
hot-bed (so to speak) of plate manufacturers.
>
> Terry Farrell
>

Wickham was a separate foundry also located in Springfield. They supplied
plate castings of poorer and poorer quality and continually refused to
upgrade their facility until ultimately they became uncompetitive and went
out of business. Sometime in the 1970s if memory serves.

Del