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DOHERTY, W., & CO.	Clinton, Ontario. Started as Doherty & Menzies in 1868, a furniture and music retailer. Made a few organs in 1875 and the next year built a small shop employing eight men. In 1879 a second building was constructed alongside the other and production reached 100 organs per month. This original factory complex was located in the block bounded by Princess, Raglan and Rattenbury Streets. In 1898 the entire plant burned, but within three months a new factory consisting of two buildings at the corner of East and Irwin Streets was built with a capacity of four hundred organs per month. The buildings are still in existence. Piano production began about 1905 and the firm was renamed Doherty Piano & Organ Co. in 1908, Doherty Piano Co. in 1913 and Doherty Pianos Ltd. in 1917. Fires in 1901 and 1905 also caused serious set-backs. Acquired by Sherlock-Manning Organ Co. (qv) in 1920 when William Doherty retired, but continued to operate under the Doherty name. Made folding organs used by missionaries and also by the military in World War II and the Korean War. Capacity in 1906: 6,000 organs per year. Organ production declined after about 1910 and came to an end during World War II. Serial numbers: 1887 - 5678, 1889 - 11429, 1901 - 36239, 1902 - 39023, 1904 - 46279, 1904 - 46667.

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Clinton, Ontario. Started as Doherty & Menzies in 1868, a furniture and music retailer. Made a few organs in 1875 and the next year built a small shop employing eight men. In 1879 a second building was constructed alongside the other and production reached 100 organs per month. This original factory complex was located in the block bounded by Princess, Raglan and Rattenbury Streets. In 1898 the entire plant burned, but within three months a new factory consisting of two buildings at the corner of East and Irwin Streets was built with a capacity of four hundred organs per month. The buildings are still in existence. Piano production began about 1905 and the firm was renamed Doherty Piano & Organ Co. in 1908, Doherty Piano Co. in 1913 and Doherty Pianos Ltd. in 1917. Fires in 1901 and 1905 also caused serious set-backs. Acquired by Sherlock-Manning Organ Co. (qv) in 1920 when William Doherty retired, but continued to operate under the Doherty name. Made folding organs used by missionaries and also by the military in World War II and the Korean War. Capacity in 1906: 6,000 organs per year. Organ production declined after about 1910 and came to an end during World War II. Serial numbers: 1887 - 5678, 1889 - 11429, 1901 - 36239, 1902 - 39023, 1904 - 46279, 1904 - 46667.

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Reg No.	Name	Year Made	Serial No.
2820	BAKER & RANDALL	1863	834
6931	BERLIN PIANO & ORGAN CO.	1895-96	3054
G6165	Doherty
G4630	Doherty
G4121	Doherty
G5415	Doherty
G4136	Doherty
G1071	Doherty
G1072	Doherty
G1073	Doherty
G1074	Doherty
G1075	Doherty
G825	Doherty
G5195	Doherty
G5966	Doherty
G3180	Doherty
G3955	Doherty
G2677	Doherty
G2679	Doherty
G2680	Doherty
G5496	Doherty
G3739	Doherty
G3484	Doherty
G5539	Doherty
G4261	Doherty
G177	Doherty
G178	Doherty
G4786	Doherty
G179	Doherty
G181	Doherty
G182	Doherty
G5814	Doherty
G3034	Doherty
G5626	Doherty
G3323	Doherty
5787	DOHERTY, W. & CO.	1904 +/-	47106
6616	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	July, 1888	7886
6617	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	June, 1893	15554
6618	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	Sept 1904	47116
3547	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	1885-1892
6619	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	c1893	15077
6622	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	c1883	2696
6623	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	Oct 1907	54597
2788	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	1907	54466
1261	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	1900
3567	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	1905 Jan.	48416
6650	DOHERTY, W., & CO.		8502
6658	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	November 1904	47847
264	DOHERTY, W., & CO.	1888	7479
265	DOHERTY, W., & CO.