Egan, Read & Taylor

Dates Active in Dublin: 

c. 1820–1822

Business Type: 
Musical instrument maker: harp
Address(es): 

21 Aungier Street, c. 1820

Details: 

This is one of the names under which the harp business of John Egan operated.

This firm advertised in 1822 as 'Instrument makers to H. Majesty' and 'Portable Harp maker to the King' (Boydell, New Grove).

See: 

Egan, John

See Also: 

Egan, Read & Co.

Source(s): 

Dublin Directories

Teahan, John, 'A List of Irish Instrument Makers', The Galpin Society Journal, 16 (May 1963), 28–32 (p. 29)

Boydell, Brian, 'Egan, John', in The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments, ed. by Stanley Sadie, 3 vols (London: Macmillan Press Limited, 1984), I, p. 645

Boydell, Brian, ‘Egan, John (1)’, Dublin Music Trade Card Index <http://dublinmusictrade.ie/card-index>

Last Update: 26-09-2013