Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers

Nuss

Harrisburg, PA

USA

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  1874 twins Anton Henry Nuss and Carl (Charles) William Nuss
  are born in Dalenburg, Germany on October 26th
  


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  1886 their father Anton Nuss Jr. emigrates to US
  


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  1887 the twins & mother Charlotta em. to Williamsport, PA
  


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  1890 Anton & Carl start working for Henry Distin at 16
  


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  c1893 Carl moves to Philadelphia learning the plating business
  under John Meadows, a silver-plater at #20 N. 9th St.
  


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  c1894 Anton works two years for J. W. Dyer learning the band
  instrument trade
  


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  c1895 Carl returns to Distin for a short period
  


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  c1896 Carl moves to Harrisburg to take charge of the Harrisburg
  Plating & Manufacturing Co., #1315 S. 10th St.
  


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  1897 Carl establishes his own plating company in Harrisburg
  


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  1902 Charles Nuss & Co., electro-plating, #320 Market St.; at
  this time Charles buys out his stockholders and brother
  Anton joins him to add the band instrument business
  


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  1903 Nuss Plating Co. has factory inspection
  


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  1905 Nuss Plating Co. claims 12 years experience (1893)
  


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  1908 Nuss Plating Co., #320 Market St., Patriot building
  


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  1909 Charles & Anton receive pat. #912,404 for a drum beater
  


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  1911 new factory is built at S. Cameron & Mulberry Streets
  


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  1913 an addition is built to their 3-story factory; Charles is in
  charge of the plating and Anton is in charge of
  instruments; they use a satin finish on the instruments
  with a gold wash inside the bells
  


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  1916 they are making bayonets for the PA National Guard
  


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  1922 ad for Nuss Supreme Trombones; makers, repairers and
  platers of band instruments; 11th & Mulberry St.
  1922 In September, it was announced that Nuss Mfg. Co. was to
  make the Ross Hickernell solo trumpet (patent
  #1,509,104) but this was later made by York
  


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  1923 Nuss announces they are to open a complete department
  for the repair of band instruments; they also make a
  complete line of saxophones and bells
  


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  1930 Karl Nuss is a bookkeeper
  


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  1931 selling ‘Nuss Supreme’ straight mutes; 11th & Mulberry
  


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  1940 Charles is the owner and son Karl is a bookkeeper; Anton
  is also listed in the census as a plating factory owner
  


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  1945 Charles and Karl both still working at factory
  


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  1947 Anton Nuss is a retired member of the Nuss Mfg. Co.
  


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  1948 Charles Nuss is honored at a banquet for his 74th birthday
  and 50 years in the plating business; Anton is present
  


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  c1950 the factory closes probably due to the retirement or death
  of Charles
  


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  1973 son Karl Nuss Jr. (b.1905) dies in Harrisburg
  

Trade names on band instruments include ‘Supreme’ and
‘Liberty’.




Image is from a 1929 Sanborn map showing the original 3 story building from 1911 at 27’ x 32’ and the 2 story back addition from 1913 at 22" x 70". This area is now a parking lot.



Ad below is from 1905

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