Maker/Dealer
Otto Heaton
Columbus, OH
USA
1900 - 1959
1900 Otto Burt Heaton (1885-1960) starts working at the
Puntenney & Eutsler Music store, Columbus
1909 P&E advertises they manufacture the Triumph band
instruments and the Triumph model trombone; Heaton
later claims he was the designer
1910 census lists him as a sales manager for music store
1911 Heaton buys out the P&E store in August; #231 N. High St.
1913 Otto B. Heaton Co., Otto & brother Wert Heaton, pianos,
music and manufacturers of the ‘Triumph’ band
instruments at their factory, office & sales at #231 N. High;
James Puntenney & son James Jr are now with the Moore
& Johnson Co., pianos, #172 S. High St.
1915 Heaton’s Music Store, #231 N. High, makers of Triumph
band instruments
1917 move to #168 N. High St.
1918 passport application lists him as piano dealer
1920 census lists him as music dealer
1926 move to #33 E. Long St. (photo 2)
1931 move to #78 N. High St., 4 story building, selling Conn
band instruments (no mention of Triumph)
1945 move to #50 N. High St.
1959 store is closed in September
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