George W. Lyon , a native of Northborough , Massachusetts ; and Patrick J. Healy , born in Mallow , Ireland , founded the company in 1864 , after they moved from Boston to start a sheet music shop for music publisher Oliver Ditson . Determining Lyon & Healy 's history is complicated because its building and company records were destroyed in two fires , including the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 . Two smaller fires did little damage to the firm and did not result in data loss
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
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