E. G. Wright
1839 - 1841	Musical Instrument Maker	Roxbury, MA
1842 - 1844	Musical Instrument Maker	8 Bromfield St., Boston
Wright & Baldwin (partnership)
1845	Musical Instrument Makers	8 Bromfield St., Boston
E. G. Wright
1846 - 1847	Musical Instrument Maker	8 Bromfield St., Boston
1847	Musical Instrument Maker	475 Washington St., Boston
1848 - 1852	Musical Instrument Maker	115 Court St., Boston
1853 - 1855	Musical Instrument Maker	121 Court St., Boston
1856 - 1859	Musical Instrument Maker	68 Albany St., Boston
Wright & McDonald (musical ensemble partnership)
1860	Quadrille Band	27 Portland St., Boston
1861 - 1863	Musical Instrument Maker	18 Harvard Place, Boston
E. G. Wright & Co.
1864 - 1866	Musical Instrument Maker	71 Sudbury St., Boston
Wright, Gilmore & Co (partnership with Patrick S. Gilmore)
1867	Musical Instrument Makers	71 Sudbury St., Boston
E. G. Wright & Co.
1868 - 1869	Musical Instrument Makers	71 Sudbury St., Boston
Hall, Quinby, Wright & Co.
1870 - 1871	Musical Instrument Makers	62 Sudbury St., Boston

The E. G. Wright manufacturing firm was started in 1839 by Elbridge G. Wright (1811-1871).  Wright was in business at various address’ and with various partners in and around Boston from 1839 to 1869, and in a final partnership with D. C. Hall and Quinby Brothers from 1869-1871. He was best known for his fine presentation Eb keyed bugles and as a manufacturer of some of the earliest valve brass instruments in America.  Prior to 1864, with the exceptions of times when he was in a manufacturing partnership, all of his instruments were signed either E.  G. Wright, Boston or Made by E. G. Wright, Boston.  From 1864-1867 and 1868-1869, instruments made under his name were signed Made by E. G. Wright & Co., Boston.