Davis, Jesse J.

Davis, Jesse J.Davis, Jesse J.Jesse J. Davis 1844 piano mkr 25 Cornelia 1845 " 230 W. 17th 1846 " 24th n. Ave. 9 1847 piano mkr 175 Ave. 3 1848-49 " 212 12th 1850 " 331 5th 1851-54 piano action mkr Fifth c. Lewis 1855 pianos 333 5th 1856 " 212 6th Davis was one of »the many small makers« active during the 1840s. (Spillane 1890:197) After 1856, he continued in the trade as an action maker, and from 1856-59, he was a partner in the successful action-making firm Rogers & Davis. During the 1860s…