Distinction:
John Henry Willcox, Boston (?) Active 1864-1872 with various firms; established J. H. Willcox & Co., 1869
From the OHS PC Database, derived from A Guide to North America Organ Builders by David H. Fox (Organ Historical Society, 1991). --
Attended Yale and Trinity Colleges, 1849; organist in New York City, NY; organist in Boston, MA, 1852; with Hook firm of Boston 1854-1856 and 1862-1869; partner with George Fischer 1855/56; partner with William Simmons in Simmons & Willcox of Boston, MA, 1858-1861; established J. H. Willcox & Co., 1869; retired 1872, succeeded by Hutchings, Plaisted & Co..
Staff: George S. Hutchings, Mark H. Plaisted. [Built organ with Joel Butler c. 1860?]
Database Manager on October 28th, 2015:
For further information, see:
E. & G.G. Hook & Hastings
Simmons & Willcox
<a href="BuilderDetails.php?BuilderID=6655"
target="BuilderWindow">J. H. Willcox & Co.
Hutchings, Plaisted & Co.
Jim Stettner on April 4th, 2021:
See detailed article by Barbara Owen in The Tracker, Vol. 36, Number 4, 1992.
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