An example of the dangers of assumption in historical research - I thought I was very clever working out Florence Sanger, the Capitol/Columbia/Supertone artist, had reversed her surname to create F. Regnas while arranging for Kimball.

It was years before I thought to check this assumption, with the result that Frank W. Regnas now receives his due credit as Kimball arranger - in fact, manager of Kimball's roll department!

Standing just a shade under 6 feet tall, with blue eyes and greying blonde hair (by 1917), he was married to Carol and father to two sons in the 1910 Census, and lists his profession as 'Real Estate Agent'. His father was born in Canada and mother in Pennsylvania.

The 1920 census lists him as the 'Foreman' at Kimball. Oddly, the 1930 Census lists Carol as the widowed head of the household, yet a death record for a Frank Regnas, who died on 4 December 1943 in Chicago exists.