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- 17:57, 1 May 2026 Randylyon talk contribs created page KIMBALL MUSIC COMPANY (Created page with "KIMBALL MUSIC COMPANY. The 1878-79 '''Dubuque City Directory''' listed 1086 Main as the Dubuque representative of the W. W. Kimball music company of Chicago. (1) William W. Kimball, a native of Maine, moved from Iowa to Chicago in 1857, when he was 29 years old. Kimball made a living by renting pianos and selling sheet music. By the 1870s, his music store reported annual sales of nearly $1 million. At the beginning of the 1880s, Kimball opened his first factory, which...")