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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.



Reg No. Name Year Made Serial No.
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1900 ???91
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1905 ?
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1891 ?
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1900 +/- 368?
DOHERTY, W., & CO. Sept 28, 1880 680
BAKER & RANDALL 1863 834
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 2517
DOHERTY, W., & CO. c1883 2696
BERLIN PIANO & ORGAN CO. 1895-96 3054
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 5079
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1887 5678
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1880''S 6111
UXBRIDGE CABINET ORGAN CO. 1898 +/- 6798
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1888 7479
DOHERTY, W., & CO. July, 1888 7886
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 8502
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1888 8577
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 9706
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1893 11615
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 11679
DOHERTY, W., & CO. c.1890 11967
DOHERTY, W., & CO. c1893 15077
DOHERTY, W., & CO. June, 1893 15554
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 6 oct. 1897 23803
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 28870
DOHERTY, W., & CO. August 1899 30715
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1900 33667
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1901 June 24 36239
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1903 Jan. 38326
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1902+/- 39062
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1902 40723
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1904 +/- 45284
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1904 46279
DOHERTY, W. & CO. 1904 +/- 47106
DOHERTY, W., & CO. Sept 1904 47116
DOHERTY, W., & CO. November 1904 47847
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1905 +/- 47896
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1905 Jan. 48416
DOHERTY, W., & CO. Jan. 25, 1906 50450
DOHERTY, W., & CO. May 1906 51029
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1907 Feb 12 53583
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1907 54466
DOHERTY, W., & CO. Oct 1907 54597
DOHERTY, W., & CO. August 12th, 1908 55848
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1908 Sep 16 55876
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 55888
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1909 +/- 56445
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1909 Nov 23 57846
DOHERTY, W., & CO. 1909 Nov 23 57884
DOHERTY, W., & CO. c1910 58861