Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers

Louis B. Malecki

Chicago, IL

USA

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Malecki was an instrument maker out of Chicago who ran a store there, and who in 1915 partnered with Carl Fischer of New York. 1915 Music Trade Review



Used Paradox and Majestic as model names.

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  1872 Aloyeius Bernard Malecki born in Johannisdorf, Germany
  


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  1883 Malecki emigrates to US (also found listed as 1882 & 1886)
  


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  1896 Malecki marries Augusta in Chicago
  


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  1900 listed as music teacher, #951 S. St. Louis Ave, Chicago
  


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  1906 Louis B. Malecki & Co., #204 Wabash Ave, Chicago
  


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  1909 Louis B. Malecki & Co. was recently incorporated as a NJ
  company, #204 Wabash Ave, Chicago, $16,000 capital
  


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  1910 in census as a music merchant
  


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  1911 now at #272 Wabash Ave, owned by Carl Fischer with
  Louis Malecki as agent
  


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  1911 now at #337 S. Wabash Ave.
  


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  1913 #337 S. Wabash Ave, owned by Carl Fischer, Walter
  Fischer secretary, Louis Malecki agent
  


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  1915 #337 S. Wabash Ave, now moving to the 2nd floor from
  their old store on the 1st floor, wholesale & retail dealer in
  band instruments; Carl Fischer representative
  


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  1920 in census as manager of music house; living in Oak Park
  


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  1930 in census as music department manager; son James
  Aloyeius Malecki (1905-1997) is a clerk there; both are
  living at #848 Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL
  


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  1940 Louis B. Malecki & Son, #43 Ionia Ave., NW Grand Rapids
  


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  1947 Louis dies on January 18th in Grand Rapids, MI; Louis B.
  Malecki & Son is a music store at #129-1/2 Ottawa St. in
  NW Grand Rapids; they were to exhibit at the U of Mich.
  in January 1948
  


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  1961 Malecki Music House, #129-1/2 Ottawa St.
  


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  1966 Malecki Music House, #2040 Division
  


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  1968 Malecki Music Co., #2040 Division Ave. S., Grand Rapids
  


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  1997 son James dies at 92; former owner of Malecki Music Co.
  


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  1999 Carl Fischer closes their Chicago store at #312 S. Wabash
  


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  2004 Malecki Music Co. is acquired by J. W. Pepper
  


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  2016 Malecki Music Inc., #4500 Broadmoor Ave SE, Grand
  Rapids; a division of J.W. Pepper; may be closing
  Brass instruments date to the c.1906 to 1930s period in Chicago.
  

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