radio
Catalog Number
2000.5.1Description
Bush & Lane radio, 41.6" x 28" x 15", dark walnut finish on a wooden cabinet.History
The Bush and Lane Piano Company moved to Holland, MI in 1905 from Chicago, IL. William Bush and Walter Lane (1869-1928) operated the business and had a factory built near 24th Street and Columbia in Holland. They produced player pianos, baby grands and upright pianos.By 1919 business was so good that a four-story addition was built at a cost of $90,000. The number of employees soon rose to 350. The death of Walter Lane in 1928 and the Great Depression of 1929 doomed the company. A brief attempt was made in 1929 to save the company by producing radio cabinets and furniture, but the company went bankrupt in 1930.