Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers

Hafner & Sutphin

Philadelphia, PA

USA

1911 -

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  1874 John P. Hafner, Sr. (1856-1929) is an instrument salesman
  for Klemm Bros. in Philadelphia
  


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  1900 both Hafner and Eugene Addis Sutphin (1876-?) are
  working as musical store salesmen
  


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  1911 Hafner & Sutphin music store opens at #149 N. 9th St.
  


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  1921 H&S moves to 4 story building at #925 Arch St.
  


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  1922 H&S selling Pan-American band instruments
  


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  1925 H&S selling Rexcraft bugles
  


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  1926 Hafner retires leaving the business to Sutphin
  


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  1929 Hafner dies on April 22nd at his home, #802 E. Chelten
  Ave.; his son John Paul Hafner, Jr. works for the railroad
  as a stenographer and never gets involved in music
  


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  1930 Sutphin runs the music store and his sister Marie is a
  secretary there; he never marries or has children
  


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  1935 Sutphin still at #925 Arch St.
  


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  1940s the Morris Sklar Co. is located at #925 Arch St. and may
  have been renting the building from Sutphin
  


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  1958 Eugene Sutphin sells the Arch St. property
  

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