Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer (1831-1914) was a German immigrant from Schönbeck, Saxony. In 1853, he started an instrument company in Cincinnati, Ohio, which initially imported stringed, woodwind, and brass instruments from Germany for resale in the United States. This was donated by Wendy Wurlitzer.
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