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- From Tonawanda History Museum - Goundry Street -
The Weston home was bought by Baron deKleist, who bought the Armitage-Hershell Barrel Organ Works in Martinsville. He came from Germany. Mr. Ehricht was manager and lived on the spacious grounds of the factory. The Baron had beautiful riding horses and dogs. The family brought an aura of old world nobility to the street. One daughter became very ill and died of TB. The son, August, married Louise Siefke and built a new home.
The deKleist Musical Instrument Company was bought by Wurlitzer about 1909 or so. Some people called them deKleist, some von Kleist.
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