Browne, John Face

Browne, John FaceBrowne, John FaceJohn Face Browne 1843 harp manuf 385 Broadway 1844-45 " " &r. 75 Chambers 1846-47 " 281 Broadway & " 1848-52 " 295 Broadway 1853 not listed 1854-58 harp manuf " 1859-66 harps 709 Broadway 1867-68 " 581 Broadway 1869-71 " 644 Broadway Browne was born in London c. 1815 and trained at Erard's shop. He was granted a »Royal Letter of Patent« for his work, and apparently immigrated in the late 1830s. (NYCD 1846) Browne claimed to have established a shop in New York…