Aeolian Co.

Aeolian Co. A firm established in 1878 in New York by William B. Tremaine, originally known as the Mechanical Orguinette Co. From this company there developed the Orchestrelle Co. of Westfield, New Jersey (also headed by Tremaine), and then the Aeolian Organ and Music Co, in New York, ca. 1888. The company advertised itself at one time as the “largest manufacturer of musical instruments in the world.” A London branch opened on Regent Street in 1899; the Aeolian Co., Ltd., was registered in…