Davy Crocket's Motto - "Be Sure You're Right, Then Go Ahead"
DAVY CROCKET’S MOTTO. “BE SURE YOU’RE RIGHT, THEN GO AHEAD”. Sam. Booth (composer). Chas. Schultz (music). Pub. by Sherman and Hyde. San Francisco. 139 Kearny Street, San Francisco. Nd. c. 1870-1876. 2 pgs plus insert. Fold mostly separated, minor expected wear, overall in vg cond.
The Sherman & Hyde Piano Company was a part of the most successful music retailer on the West Coast. In about 1870, Leander S. Sherman purchased a large music retail store in San Francisco from a gentleman by the name of A. A. Rosenberg. Mr. Sherman was joined shortly thereafter by F. A. Hyde, forming “The Sherman & Hyde Company”. During the early years, the firm was primarily a retailer and distributor of sheet music and musical instruments, including pianos and organs. In 1876, E. C. Clay joined the firm and the name of the firm was changed to “Sherman & Clay Company”.