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Schoenhut Piano Company

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The Schoenhut Piano Company is an American manufacturer of toy pianos. It was founded in 1872 by German immigrant Albert Schoenhut in Philadelphia as the A. Schoenhut Company. It began with making toy pianos and soon expanded to other toys such as dolls, doll houses, and circus figures, becoming the largest toy company in the United States by World War I. The Great Depression forced the company into bankruptcy in 1935, but a year later Otto Schoenhut opened a new company called O. Schoenhut, Inc., continuing the legacy. It was purchased in the 1980s by the Trinca family.

  • 4-key toy piano (1900)
    4-key toy piano (1900)
  • 14-key toy piano (1900)
    14-key toy piano (1900)
  • Humpty Dumpty Circus (1903)
    Humpty Dumpty Circus (1903)
  • Dolls (1912-1918)
    Dolls (1912-1918)
  • Dolls (1912-1916)
    Dolls (1912-1916)
  • Modlwood train set (1915)
    Modlwood train set (1915)
  • 4-5-6 Pick Up Sticks (1936)
    4-5-6 Pick Up Sticks (1936)
  • Tu-Fang: A Game of Old China (1937)
    Tu-Fang: A Game of Old China (1937)

References

  • Played in Philadelphia: Albert Schoenhut, Philadelphia's Own Santa Claus. Philadelphia: Philadelphia History Museum. 2016.
  • Drinan, Susan. "Artifact: Toy (Schoenhut Company)". The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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