Maker/Dealer
RA Kaempf & Son
New York, NY
USA
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C. E. Kaempf’s Business was purchased in 1911 by C. E. Ridgely.
1848 Reinhard Kaempf born in Germany
1870 emigrated to US
1872 Clifford Eugene Ridgely is born in Jeromsville, OH
1878 Kaempfestablished brass instrument business in NYC
1881 Kaempf not shown in Phillip’s directory
1883 R. A. Kaempf, musical inst maker, 180 Chrystie St.
1894 Ridgely marries Malinda (Linna) in Ashland, OH
1897 Ridgely’s daughter Helen is born in Indianapolis, IN; wife dies the
same year so probably complications from birth; he is notlisted in the Indianapolis city directories at this time soperhaps was just visiting
1899 R. Kaempf, brass musical inst, 3 workers
1900 Ridgely’s daughter Helen is living with grandparents in Ashland
1902 R. A. Kaempf, musical inst, 297 Bowery
1904 Reinhard Kaempf dies on January 27th, age 55
1906 R. A. Kaempf & Son, 297 Broadway (probably supposed to
be Bowery), Reinhard & Albert
1909 R. A. Kaempf & Son, 336 E. 86th St., Albert only
1910 Albert C. Kaempf, musical inst, 336 E. 86th St.Clifford Ridgely living at #174 E. 75th St. in Manhattan; theater musician; married to Minnie (from Ireland) in 1899
1911 business is sold to C. E. Ridgely #336 E. 86th St.; Albert Kaempf works for Keefer until his death in 1917
1913 CER, musical instrument manuf., #1503 3rd St., NYC;
daughter Helen dies this year in Ashland
1915 CER, musical inst., #1503 3rd St., h. #171 E. 75th St.
1918 Lieut. CER, musical director & inst. manufacturer, #1503
3rd Ave., home at #167 E. 83rd St.; he is the bandmaster for
the 69th Regiment Band, NY Guard, and is running ads for
equipping local bands with instruments; he is a WWI
veteran with the 69th Regiment (photo 1)
1920 #1503 3rd St; Ridgely Columbia model trumpet = $100
1921 Lieut. CER, bandmaster of the 69th Reg.
1925-1931 listed as Prof. CE Ridgely of the 69th Regiment Band
1927 the 69th does two Victor record recordings
1928 member of the Association of Musical Instrument Dealers
1930 now living at #167 83rd St., Manhattan
1932 still bandmaster of the 69th in October
1937 wife Minnie dies, home at #120 E. 83rd St.
1940 #120 E. 83rd St., Bandmaster of NY Post Office
1944 Clifford dies and is buried in Ashland, Ohio
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