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Hello Terry !
The Wickham Plate co. was bought at some time
or other by the Aeolian Piano co.. The Wickham co.
Kelly Plate co. and the Fairbanks Plate co. all began
casting plates in Springfield, Ohio in 1890. Badger
Plate co. was a major supplier of plates but I have not
been able to find any information on this co. Badger
made plates for Wurlitzer at least thru 1953 and
probably later, however in 1978 Wurlitzer was using
at least some O.S. Kelly plates. The Oregon Plate
co. started making plates in 1907 in Oregon Ill. This
was where the Conover Piano factory was and later
the Cable factory was located there
As a side note in the late seventies most foundries
including the foundry that Steinway bought plates
from was on strike. during this time Aeolian made
plates for Steinway so they could continue operation.
HELP !! If anyone has any information on the Badger
Plate Co. or any other foundry PLEASE let me know.
Please excuse my bad grammar, bad English and
bad spelling.
Regards, to all
Jack Wyatt
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