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I have a Wm. Frank Co. Chicago Classic tenor Saxophone ser# 188255 Low Pitch. I am trying to find out some info on Wm Frank Co. but I am not having any luck. Any info on him or the sax would be greatly appreciated.

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William Frank (b. 1876 Allentown, PA -  1932 Chicago) worked for Holton and in 1910 established his own business in Chicago. At one time, he had a work force of 32.  He used American Prep and Belmore as tradenames.

There is a very general serial number list at:
http://www.musictrader.com/frank.html

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