Olde Towne Brass
Joseph Anton Rohe
| 1840 - 1841 | Music | 44 Maiden Lane, NYC |
| 1842 | Music | 46 Maiden Lane, NYC |
| 1842 - 1847 | Importer of Music Instruments | 44 Maiden Lane, NYC |
| 1848 - 1851 | Music Instruments | 44 Maiden Lane, NYC |
| 1852 - 1863 | Music Instruments | 31 Maiden Lane, NYC |
From 1838 to 1839, Rohe operated a music importing business in Philadelphia. In 1840 he moved to New York. In 1846, while in New York, Rohe advertised that in addition to importing instruments, he also manufactured "cornets, trombones, hibocornos, clavicor, neocor, bombardon, valve trumpets, & etc; also guitars and all kinds of woodwind instruments."
In 1851, Rohe and a partner named Leavitte - a member of a family of importers active in the city - established the firm Rohe & Leavitte. They advertised as "Manufacturers of Superior Quality saxhorns and other brass instruments". Their firm remained in business until 1863, when it is probable that they were bought out by Stratton & Foote. Rohe might have been the same person as "J. A. Rohe" who was active in Paris during this period.
Rohe died in New York in 1869. Instruments bearing his stamp are found in several collections.
Click here to see a Boxed Bb Cornet with Ab Crook marked Rohe & Leavitte.
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