<HTML>Hello,  Mary  Beth     It appears that you have gotten much information on your  " Ivers and Pond "  Piano. But little directly addressing your questions.     First I will try to address the question about the stool or bench..    It more than likely had a round stool.  In the 1895 Montgomery Ward catalog only stools were offered with their  " Winsor " upright Pianos.  The price was $2.75 with (3) iron legs and a swivel seat.   In the 1902 Sears catalog there were four swivel stools offered with their "American Home" piano beginning at  $1.15 to $2.90. There were no reference to a bench l by ether Co.     It is my  believe that  the  "piano bench" came into being with the advent of the foot pumping " player piano ".       A far as the dollar value, assuming yours is in average condition.  To arrive at this we will have to work backwards from a known condition. That being after a quality restoration.         In my opinion after restoration you would have to  PAY approx.  $12.000 to $14.000 for a new piano to match this piano in performance and durability.  Restoration in the Dallas area is about $8.000 to $10.000 at this time.       My shop does not recommend this  unless you want or have need of a  beautiful and very high performing piano. Regards, to all Jack Wyatt </HTML>