Tolkien Family was a sucess in Brazil Empire (XIX century)

Dear Tolkien Brasil,

It reminded me a recent article of the blog written by one of my friends, who is also a Tolkien fan in Japan.
She noticed one main character in a Japanese TV drama was playing a piano with the unique logo "...ENRY TOLKI...", and supposed from the information on the internet that it might be a piano by Henry Tolkien.

This is her article about the piano written in Japanese, but you can see some screen captures of the piano in a Japanese drama.
http://garbanzomame.blog.jp/archives/68017253.html

She and I am not sure it is true or not because we have not asked the TV station about it, but I believe Henry Tolkien's piano was also imported to Japan.

Taken together, Henry Tolkien's pianos were exported from London not only to Brazil, but also maybe to Japan, the quite opposite side of the earth!!

Is "Henry Tolkien" (the music publisher) and "John Benjamin Tolkien" (1807-1896) [Tolkien's Grandfather] one and the same?

I'm slightly confused as to the connection here...

BH

Dear Khamûl,

Maybe this page will be helpful for you.
https://londonstreetviews.wordpress.co ... -tolkien-music-publisher/

As in the last paragraph on this page,
"J.R.R. was the grandson of John Benjamin Tolkien who was Henry’s elder brother."

No they are not, it looks like John Benjamin Tolkien (J.R.R. Tolkien's grandfather) was Henry's older brother, though nice to see this confirmed if anyone can.

https://londonstreetviews.wordpress.co ... -tolkien-music-publisher/