• American Banjo Makers (LONG!)

    From kevintredwell@gmail.com@21:1/5 to Joe Bethancourt on Fri Sep 4 19:07:25 2015
    On Thursday, February 2, 1995 at 2:36:04 PM UTC-5, Joe Bethancourt wrote:
    Note: if you have any corrections, additions, etc please send them to me
    at locksley@indirect.com

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    ===================== AMERICAN BANJO MAKERS ============================
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    ==Originally compiled by Jay Cohn, The String Shop, Boston, MA., this ==
    ====== copy edited & updated by Joe Bethancourt, Phoenix AZ ============
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    BRAND NAME APPROX
    OR MFG
    MAKER CITY (GHOST MFG.) DATES
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    Abrams, (K?)...........NYC.......................................... ?
    Acme...........Phila, PA.....(SS Stewart, Stewart & Bauer)..1893-1901(?)
    Alberts, Charles F.....Phila, PA.........Sonoro..................c. 1903
    Albrecht, O.H..........Phila, PA.................................c. 1902
    Aluminum Musical Inst. Co....NYC..........Merrill..............1894-1898
    Ashborn, James.........Wolcottville, CT..........................c. 1852
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    Bacon & Day Co.........Groton, CT..........Silverbell..........1922-1939
    Bacon Banjo Co.........Groton, CT..............................1915-1922
    Bacon Mfg. & Pub. Co...Forrestdale, VT.....(Vega & Orpheum)....1908-1915
    Baily, Ed L............Brooklyn, NY..........................1915?-1924?
    Baldwin-Ode............Boulder, CO.............................197?- ?
    Bandola Co.............Portland, ME............................1908-1914
    Barnes, H.C............Boston, MA........(Fairbanks)........c. 1890-1898
    Barrett, C.............. ? .....................................c. 1880
    Barrows Music Co.......Saginaw, MI........Waldo................1894-1902
    Bay State..............Boston, MA.........(Fairbanks)............c. 1890
    Benary, H..............NYC.......................................c. 1890
    Bobzin, Charles........Detroit, MI........(Cole)...............1892-1915
    Bogan, John J..........NYC.......................................c. 1870
    Bohmann, Joseph........Chicago, IL...............................c. 1890
    Boucher, Wm............Baltimore, MD...........................1840-1898
    Bowan, Wm..............NYC.......................................c. 1910
    Bowen, Wm..............Newark, NJ..........( ? )................. ?
    Bowman, Jos............Chicago, IL...............................c. 1890
    Bree, Thos. W..........San Francisco, CA.........................c. 1849
    Bruno..................NYC.................(Buckbee)...........1885- ?
    Buckbee, J.H...........NYC.................J.H.B...............1860-1897
    Buckley, Geo. S........NYC....................................... ?
    Burford, L.D...........Toledo, OH................................c. 1902
    Burke, Walter..........Providence, RI............................c. 1885
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    Carey..................Chicago, IL........(Lyon & Healey)........c. 1910
    Chase, O.R.............Boston, MA..........Apollo..............1882-1888
    Clark, Edmund............ ? .....................................c. 1880
    Clarke, J.W............NYC.................Thunderer...........1860-1880
    Clem, Peter............NYC................Ossman.................c. 1900
    Cluett.................Albany, NY................................c. 1880
    Cole, F.E.(brother of W.A.)..Boston, MA....Eclipse.............1909-1922
    Cole, W.A....................Boston, MA....Eclipse.............1894-1909
    Converse, Frank B......NYC.............(Buckbee, Stratton).....1884-1898
    Cubley, E. J...........Chicago, IL.............................1882-1888
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    Dayton Banjo Co........Dayton, OH..............................1922-1929
    Deering Banjo Co.......Lemon Grove, CA.........................197?-pres
    Dewick.................Brooklyn, NY..............................c. 1914
    Diesel, A.W............NYC....................................... ?
    Ditson, C.H............NYC.....................................1867-194?

    Ditson, J.E............Phila, PA...............................1875-1910
    Ditson, Oliver.........Boston, MA..............................1834-1856
    Ditson, Oliver & Co....Boston, MA..............................1857-1888
    Ditson, Oliver Co......Boston, MA..............................1888-194?
    Dobro.................. ? ............Dob-Jo................19??-pres
    Dobson, Charles Edgar..NYC...............Echo (?)................c. 1891
    Dobson, Edward Clarendon..NYC................(?).................c. 1890
    Dobson, George C.......Boston, MA........Victor (Buckbee)........c. 1884
    Dobson, Henry C........NYC..............(Buckbee)..............1851-1890
    Dobson, Henry & Son....Boston, MA.........Silverbell (?).........c. 1885
    Dyer, B.F..............Boston, MA................................c. 1855
    Dyer, W.J..............St. Paul, MN......Stetson (Fairbanks).....c. 1895
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    Eibel, A.F.............Malden, MA................................c. 1895
    Eisenbrannt............Baltimore, MD.............................c. 1885
    Emerson, D.............NYC.......................................c. 1884
    Epiphone...............NYC.....................................1876-1957
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    Fairbanks, A.C., Co....Boston, MA..............................1870-1880
    Fairbanks, A.C. Inc....Boston, MA..............................1890-1904
    Fairbanks & Cole.......Boston, MA..............................1880-1890
    Farland, A.A...........NYC........(Buckbee, Rettburg & Lange)..1890-1939
    Farnham, Wm.H..........Troy, NY................................1870-1890
    Farris, John...........Hartford, CN..............................c. 1890
    Fender.................Los Angeles, CA.........................19??-19??
    Fenton, Hershel........NYC..............Electric (Buckbee).......c. 1890
    Ferguson, E.H..........Rochester, NY.............................c. 1900
    Fischer, Carl..........NYC.......................................c. 1927
    Flatiron...............Bozeman, MT.......(Gibson)..............19??-pres
    Florence, Geo. W......... ? .....................................c. 1880
    Foote, J. Howard.......NYC............Matchless (Buckbee)........c. 1882
    French, J..............Cleveland, OH.............................c. 1870
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    Gareipy (see Liberty)..Long Beach, CA..........................1946-1960
    Gatcomb................Boston, MA..............................1875-1895
    Geggan, T. & Bro.......... ? ................Columbia.............. ?
    Gerke, Wm..............Providence, RI............................c. 1888
    Gibson, Inc............Kalamazoo, MI...........................1924-pres
    Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Co...Kalamazoo, MI......................1920-1924
    Globe Music Co.........St. Charles...............................c. 1926
    Gordon................ ? ...(Progressive Music Co., Bacon & Day)... ?
    Gordon, Hamilton S.....NYC...................Converse............c. 1895
    Goscha, Frank..........Philadelphia, PA..........................c. 1880
    Gretsch, Fred..........Brooklyn, NY.......Gaynor, Rex, &c......1870-pres
    Guckert................NYC......................................... ?
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    Hall, Emory M..........Chicago, IL........(Clarke, Buckbee)....1875-1903
    Hammig, Ernst..........NYC......................................... ?
    Hanning................NYC.....................................1860-1890
    Hanson, C.F. & Co......Worcester.................................c. 1880
    Hanson, C.P. & Co......Worcester.................................c. 1935
    Harmony................Chicago, IL.............................1903-pres
    Hart...................San Diego, CA....(fibreglass neck/rim)....c. 1960
    Haynes, John C.........Boston, MA.......Bay State, Excelsior...1865-1897
    Henning, J.E...........Chicago, IL.....Grand Solo (Schall).....1880-1900
    Hicks, Nathan..........Beech Mt, NC..............................c. 1938
    Hill, J.G..............Phila, PA.................................c. 1892
    Hoffman Banjo Co.......NYC.......................................c. 1885
    Hoffman, Geo. H........San Francisco, CA.......................1887-1905

    Holcomb, J.R...........Cleveland, OH......Empress (trade banjo)..c. 1888
    Horenstein & Sons......NYC...................Luxor...............c. 1926
    Hoseus.Henry & Bros......715 Driggs St Brooklyn, N.Y. (pat.May 18,1886) 1870 ......... ? Patent number 342098
    ....................................... ?
    Houdlett, A. & Sons....Brooklyn, NY..Lynbrook, Nu-Art, Nu-Way..1865-1930
    Hovey, W.P............. ? .............Concert................... ?
    Howard (Wurlitzer).....Cincinatti........(Gretsch).............1917-1930
    Howarth & Kelly........Providence, RI..........................1880-1890
    Howe, A.O. & E.C.......Chicago, IL................................ ?
    Howe, Elias............Boston, MA...........Academy, Superbo.....c. 1885
    Hunter, J.F............Brooklyn, NY.......(Morrison).............c. 1885
    Hutchins, C.W..........Springfield, MA...........................c. 1885
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    Imperial Co............Cincinatti, OH............................c. 1890
    Isbell, H.J............St. Louis, MO.............................c. 1894
    Iucci..................NYC.......................................c. 1930
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    Jacklin, W.............Chicago, IL...............................c. 1890
    Jacobs, Dave...........NYC...............(Luban L. Lewis)......1850-1885
    Jacobs, E. Lowell......Newark, DE.............................. ? -pres
    Jacobs, R.............. ? ....................................c. 1855
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    Kalamazoo.............. ? .............(Gibson)................ ?
    Karnolt, Wm............NYC.......................................c. 1880
    Kay....................Chicago, IL.............................1931-1967
    Keystone State (see Weymann)
    Kibbe, C.O.............Hartford, CT..............................c. 1880
    Kilbourne, Wm..........Albany, NY................................c. 1885
    Kraske & Co............Chicago, IL.............................1891-1924
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    Landers................NYC.....................................1860-1890
    Lange, Wm. H...........NYC.........Paramount, Langestyle.......1897-1939
    La Scalla (see Oscar Schmidt)
    Leedy..................Indianapolis, IN........................ ? -1930
    Levin, H.C.............NYC.....................................1891-1898
    Lewis, E.D.............NYC..............Champion................. ?
    Lewis, Geo. E. (see Haynes)
    Libby Bros.............Gorham, ME................................c. 1890
    Liberty................ ? ..................................... ?
    Lion Mfg. Co...........Rock Rapids...............................c. 1895
    Locke, C.S............. ? ..................................... ?
    Lohr, E................NYC.......................................c. 1870
    Long, C.G..............Selma, AL............................c. 1870-1908
    Ludwig & Ludwig........Chicago, IL.............................1920-1931
    Ludy................... ? ..................................... ?
    Luscomb, J.F...........Boston.........(Thompson & Odell).......1897-1920
    Lyon & Healy...........Chicago, IL........Washburn, Mystic.....1864-1939
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    Mager, J...............Baltimore, MD............................. ?
    Majestic............... ? ................................... ?
    Marsters, C.G..........Brooklyn, NY..............................c. 1890
    Martin Bros............NYC.............Dobson Patent.............c. 1863
    Martin, C.F............Nazareth, PA............................1924-1925
    Martin, Fred...........Boston, MA.......(Buckbee, Fairbanks).....c. 1910
    Mather, Fred...........NYC..............(Buckbee)................c. 1860
    Maybell (see Slingerland)
    Mays. Jerome........... ? .....................................c. 1891
    McCord, Hurcules.......St. Louis, MO...........................1855-1890
    Merlin................. ? .............(aluminium neck)........c. 1965
    Meyer, Fred C..........Phila PA.........(a wholesaler)...........c. 1910

    Minalco................Kensington, Md.......(kits)...............c. 1970
    Minturn, J.D...........Syracuse, NY.............................. ?
    Morrell, Chas..........NYC.....................................1839-1849
    Morrell, Chas..........San Francisco...........................1859-1896
    Morrison, Jas. & Co....NYC.....................................1870-1912
    Mustill, F.R........... ? ...........Folding banjo.............c. 1886
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    Nelson, H.C............N. Evanston, IL...........................c. 1897
    Newcorn, Harry.........NYC....................................... ?
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    Oatley, A.G............ ? ...................................c. 1875
    Oatley, H.F............Putnam, CT................................c. 1898
    Ode....................Boulder, CO.............................196?-197?
    Ome....................Boulder, CO.............................197?-pres
    Orpheum (see Rettburg & Lange)
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    Parker, Calvert........Keene, NH.................................c. 1922
    Paramount (see Rettburg & Lange)
    Pepper, J.W............Phila, PA.......Premier (Fairbanks).......c. 1896
    Perfektone (see Progressive Music Co.)
    Philharmonic...........Providence, RI............................c. 1928
    Pollman, August.....NYC..Pollmanini, Silvertone, (Lyon & Healy)..c. 1890
    Proffitt, Frank........Vilas, NC.................................c. 1965
    Progressive Music Co...NYC..........(a wholesaler)...............c. 1920
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    Quinlan, J.E...........Boston, MA................................c. 1897
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    Regal..............Indianapolis, IN....20th Century, University..c. 1920
    Rettburg & Lange.......NYC.......Orpheum, Paramount, etc.......1897-1929
    Richelieu..............Oregon, WI..............................19??-pres
    Rickett, Jos...........Phila PA..................................c. 1890
    Robinson, Gad........Boston, MA..(Fairbanks, Gatcomb, Chase(?)...c. 1893
    Reiter, Bart........... MI.......Whyte Ladye & Bacon repros..1985-pres
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    Saunders, E.P..........Ludlow, VT.....(similar to early Bacons)..c. 1910
    Schaeffer, Arling......Chicago, IL....Mellowtone (Schall)......1911-1924
    Schall, J.B............Chicago, IL.............................1878-1907
    Schastey & Diesel......NYC....................................... ?
    Schmick, Wm............Camden, NJ....Lyric (Fairbanks).........1914-1925
    Schmidt, Oscar Inc..Jersey City, NJ..La Scalla,Sovereign,Stella..c. 1920
    Schroeder, J.G.........NYC.............JGS.......................c. 1902
    Schattuck, B.E.........Boston, MA..............................1895-1897
    Shaw...................Chicago, IL...............................c. 1914
    Simonson, V............ ? ...................................c. 1862
    Slingerland............Chicago, IL...Slingerland, Maybell......1918-1929
    Snow, Billy............NYC.......................................c. 1870
    Sovereign (see Oscar Schmidt)
    Star Banjo Co..........Boston, MA................................c. 1882
    Stella (see Oscar Schmidt)
    Stelling............... ? , CA..............................197?-pres
    Stern, Jos. W..........NYC.............Stewart Sons, 4S........1902-1914
    Stetson, J.F...........Chicago, IL.......(Fairbanks).............c. 1898
    Stewart & Bauer........Phila, PA...........Monogram............1898-1901
    Stewart-McDonald.......Athens, OH..........(kits)..............19??-pres
    Stewart, J.R...........Chicago, IL.......Le Domino...............c. 1926
    Stewart, S.S...........Phila, PA...............................1878-1898
    Stimpson, J.H..........Reading, MA............................... ?
    Strathopoulo, Epi......NYC................Epiphone.............1873-1957
    Stratton, J.F..........NYC.............(a wholesaler)............c. 1881

    Stratton, W. & Handley, J...Lowell. MA.......(Cole)..............c. 1890
    Strauss Mfg. Co........NYC.......................................c. 1902
    Strebe Bros............NYC....................................... ?
    Stromberg, Chas. A.....Boston, MA..............................1910-1950
    Stromberg-Voisinette...Chicago, IL...........Key Chord.......c.1920-1931
    Supertone.............. ? ................................... ?
    Sweeney, Joel W........Appomatox, VA......(some by Boucher)....1831-1845
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    Talmadge...............Cincinatti, OH............................c. 1885
    Teed, Geo..............NYC.....................................1862-1895
    Teel, G.S.W............Springfield, MA...........................c. 1890
    Thayer, Geo. L.........Mt. Upton, NY........Comet..............1913-192?
    Thompson & Odell.......Boston, MA........(Luscomb).............1872-1905
    Tilton, W.B............NYC & Boston......(Haynes)..............1860-1885
    Trujo..................San Francisco......(Gibson).............1927-1934
    Turner (McTurner), John...NYC..................................1862-1895
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    Uncless, L. & MacGee, D..Syracuse, NY............................c. 1910
    Union Music Co.........Toledo, OH..........(?).................1919-1923
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    Van Eps, Fred.......Plainfield, NJ...(dist. by Lyon & Healey)..1903-1929
    Vega Co................Boston, MA..............................1904-1978
    Vega Co................Nazareth, PA......(Martin)..............1970-19??
    Vega Co................S. Korea.......(Global Trading Co)...... ?
    Waldo (see Barrows)
    Washburn, Geo..........Chicago, IL.....(Lyon & Healey).........1890-1929
    Watt, C.L..............Phila, PA.................................c. 1870
    Wesley, John........... ? ................................... ?
    Weymann, H.A. & Sons...Phila, PA......Keystone State, W&S......1864-1934
    Wikes..................Holyoke, MA............................... ?
    Wildwood...............Arcata, CA..............................197?-pres
    Wilson, Albert.........Troy, NY................................1850-1870
    Woods Banjo Co.........Falmouth, ME..............................c. 1887
    Wulschner, Emil & Sons...Indianapolis, IN....The Regal (wholesaler).. ?
    Wurlitzer, Rudolph.....Cincinatti, OH.......Howard.............1856-194?
    Wurlitzer..............NYC....................................... ?

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  • From Steve Goldfield@21:1/5 to Joe Bethancourt on Sat Sep 5 16:43:23 2015
    There are some obvious omissions. Kevin Enoch, Mike Ramsay, Jason Romero, and others. Also Goldtone.

    Steve

    On Thursday, February 2, 1995 at 11:36:04 AM UTC-8, Joe Bethancourt wrote:
    Note: if you have any corrections, additions, etc please send them to me
    at locksley@indirect.com

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    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ===================== AMERICAN BANJO MAKERS ============================
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ==Originally compiled by Jay Cohn, The String Shop, Boston, MA., this ==
    ====== copy edited & updated by Joe Bethancourt, Phoenix AZ ============
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    BRAND NAME APPROX
    OR MFG
    MAKER CITY (GHOST MFG.) DATES
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Abrams, (K?)...........NYC.......................................... ?
    Acme...........Phila, PA.....(SS Stewart, Stewart & Bauer)..1893-1901(?)
    Alberts, Charles F.....Phila, PA.........Sonoro..................c. 1903
    Albrecht, O.H..........Phila, PA.................................c. 1902
    Aluminum Musical Inst. Co....NYC..........Merrill..............1894-1898
    Ashborn, James.........Wolcottville, CT..........................c. 1852
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    Bacon & Day Co.........Groton, CT..........Silverbell..........1922-1939
    Bacon Banjo Co.........Groton, CT..............................1915-1922
    Bacon Mfg. & Pub. Co...Forrestdale, VT.....(Vega & Orpheum)....1908-1915
    Baily, Ed L............Brooklyn, NY..........................1915?-1924?
    Baldwin-Ode............Boulder, CO.............................197?- ?
    Bandola Co.............Portland, ME............................1908-1914
    Barnes, H.C............Boston, MA........(Fairbanks)........c. 1890-1898
    Barrett, C.............. ? .....................................c. 1880
    Barrows Music Co.......Saginaw, MI........Waldo................1894-1902
    Bay State..............Boston, MA.........(Fairbanks)............c. 1890
    Benary, H..............NYC.......................................c. 1890
    Bobzin, Charles........Detroit, MI........(Cole)...............1892-1915
    Bogan, John J..........NYC.......................................c. 1870
    Bohmann, Joseph........Chicago, IL...............................c. 1890
    Boucher, Wm............Baltimore, MD...........................1840-1898
    Bowan, Wm..............NYC.......................................c. 1910
    Bowen, Wm..............Newark, NJ..........( ? )................. ?
    Bowman, Jos............Chicago, IL...............................c. 1890
    Bree, Thos. W..........San Francisco, CA.........................c. 1849
    Bruno..................NYC.................(Buckbee)...........1885- ?
    Buckbee, J.H...........NYC.................J.H.B...............1860-1897
    Buckley, Geo. S........NYC....................................... ?
    Burford, L.D...........Toledo, OH................................c. 1902
    Burke, Walter..........Providence, RI............................c. 1885
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    Carey..................Chicago, IL........(Lyon & Healey)........c. 1910
    Chase, O.R.............Boston, MA..........Apollo..............1882-1888
    Clark, Edmund............ ? .....................................c. 1880
    Clarke, J.W............NYC.................Thunderer...........1860-1880
    Clem, Peter............NYC................Ossman.................c. 1900
    Cluett.................Albany, NY................................c. 1880
    Cole, F.E.(brother of W.A.)..Boston, MA....Eclipse.............1909-1922
    Cole, W.A....................Boston, MA....Eclipse.............1894-1909
    Converse, Frank B......NYC.............(Buckbee, Stratton).....1884-1898
    Cubley, E. J...........Chicago, IL.............................1882-1888
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    Dayton Banjo Co........Dayton, OH..............................1922-1929
    Deering Banjo Co.......Lemon Grove, CA.........................197?-pres
    Dewick.................Brooklyn, NY..............................c. 1914
    Diesel, A.W............NYC....................................... ?
    Ditson, C.H............NYC.....................................1867-194?

    Ditson, J.E............Phila, PA...............................1875-1910
    Ditson, Oliver.........Boston, MA..............................1834-1856
    Ditson, Oliver & Co....Boston, MA..............................1857-1888
    Ditson, Oliver Co......Boston, MA..............................1888-194?
    Dobro.................. ? ............Dob-Jo................19??-pres
    Dobson, Charles Edgar..NYC...............Echo (?)................c. 1891
    Dobson, Edward Clarendon..NYC................(?).................c. 1890
    Dobson, George C.......Boston, MA........Victor (Buckbee)........c. 1884
    Dobson, Henry C........NYC..............(Buckbee)..............1851-1890
    Dobson, Henry & Son....Boston, MA.........Silverbell (?).........c. 1885
    Dyer, B.F..............Boston, MA................................c. 1855
    Dyer, W.J..............St. Paul, MN......Stetson (Fairbanks).....c. 1895
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    Eibel, A.F.............Malden, MA................................c. 1895
    Eisenbrannt............Baltimore, MD.............................c. 1885
    Emerson, D.............NYC.......................................c. 1884
    Epiphone...............NYC.....................................1876-1957
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    Fairbanks, A.C., Co....Boston, MA..............................1870-1880
    Fairbanks, A.C. Inc....Boston, MA..............................1890-1904
    Fairbanks & Cole.......Boston, MA..............................1880-1890
    Farland, A.A...........NYC........(Buckbee, Rettburg & Lange)..1890-1939
    Farnham, Wm.H..........Troy, NY................................1870-1890
    Farris, John...........Hartford, CN..............................c. 1890
    Fender.................Los Angeles, CA.........................19??-19??
    Fenton, Hershel........NYC..............Electric (Buckbee).......c. 1890
    Ferguson, E.H..........Rochester, NY.............................c. 1900
    Fischer, Carl..........NYC.......................................c. 1927
    Flatiron...............Bozeman, MT.......(Gibson)..............19??-pres
    Florence, Geo. W......... ? .....................................c. 1880
    Foote, J. Howard.......NYC............Matchless (Buckbee)........c. 1882
    French, J..............Cleveland, OH.............................c. 1870
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    Gareipy (see Liberty)..Long Beach, CA..........................1946-1960
    Gatcomb................Boston, MA..............................1875-1895
    Geggan, T. & Bro.......... ? ................Columbia.............. ?
    Gerke, Wm..............Providence, RI............................c. 1888
    Gibson, Inc............Kalamazoo, MI...........................1924-pres
    Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Co...Kalamazoo, MI......................1920-1924
    Globe Music Co.........St. Charles...............................c. 1926
    Gordon................ ? ...(Progressive Music Co., Bacon & Day)... ?
    Gordon, Hamilton S.....NYC...................Converse............c. 1895
    Goscha, Frank..........Philadelphia, PA..........................c. 1880
    Gretsch, Fred..........Brooklyn, NY.......Gaynor, Rex, &c......1870-pres
    Guckert................NYC......................................... ?
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    Hall, Emory M..........Chicago, IL........(Clarke, Buckbee)....1875-1903
    Hammig, Ernst..........NYC......................................... ?
    Hanning................NYC.....................................1860-1890
    Hanson, C.F. & Co......Worcester.................................c. 1880
    Hanson, C.P. & Co......Worcester.................................c. 1935
    Harmony................Chicago, IL.............................1903-pres
    Hart...................San Diego, CA....(fibreglass neck/rim)....c. 1960
    Haynes, John C.........Boston, MA.......Bay State, Excelsior...1865-1897
    Henning, J.E...........Chicago, IL.....Grand Solo (Schall).....1880-1900
    Hicks, Nathan..........Beech Mt, NC..............................c. 1938
    Hill, J.G..............Phila, PA.................................c. 1892
    Hoffman Banjo Co.......NYC.......................................c. 1885
    Hoffman, Geo. H........San Francisco, CA.......................1887-1905

    Holcomb, J.R...........Cleveland, OH......Empress (trade banjo)..c. 1888
    Horenstein & Sons......NYC...................Luxor...............c. 1926
    Hoseus................. ? ....................................... ?
    Houdlett, A. & Sons....Brooklyn, NY..Lynbrook, Nu-Art, Nu-Way..1865-1930
    Hovey, W.P............. ? .............Concert................... ?
    Howard (Wurlitzer).....Cincinatti........(Gretsch).............1917-1930
    Howarth & Kelly........Providence, RI..........................1880-1890
    Howe, A.O. & E.C.......Chicago, IL................................ ?
    Howe, Elias............Boston, MA...........Academy, Superbo.....c. 1885
    Hunter, J.F............Brooklyn, NY.......(Morrison).............c. 1885
    Hutchins, C.W..........Springfield, MA...........................c. 1885
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    Imperial Co............Cincinatti, OH............................c. 1890
    Isbell, H.J............St. Louis, MO.............................c. 1894
    Iucci..................NYC.......................................c. 1930
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    Jacklin, W.............Chicago, IL...............................c. 1890
    Jacobs, Dave...........NYC...............(Luban L. Lewis)......1850-1885
    Jacobs, E. Lowell......Newark, DE.............................. ? -pres
    Jacobs, R.............. ? ....................................c. 1855
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    Kalamazoo.............. ? .............(Gibson)................ ?
    Karnolt, Wm............NYC.......................................c. 1880
    Kay....................Chicago, IL.............................1931-1967
    Keystone State (see Weymann)
    Kibbe, C.O.............Hartford, CT..............................c. 1880
    Kilbourne, Wm..........Albany, NY................................c. 1885
    Kraske & Co............Chicago, IL.............................1891-1924
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    Landers................NYC.....................................1860-1890
    Lange, Wm. H...........NYC.........Paramount, Langestyle.......1897-1939
    La Scalla (see Oscar Schmidt)
    Leedy..................Indianapolis, IN........................ ? -1930
    Levin, H.C.............NYC.....................................1891-1898
    Lewis, E.D.............NYC..............Champion................. ?
    Lewis, Geo. E. (see Haynes)
    Libby Bros.............Gorham, ME................................c. 1890
    Liberty................ ? ..................................... ?
    Lion Mfg. Co...........Rock Rapids...............................c. 1895
    Locke, C.S............. ? ..................................... ?
    Lohr, E................NYC.......................................c. 1870
    Long, C.G..............Selma, AL............................c. 1870-1908
    Ludwig & Ludwig........Chicago, IL.............................1920-1931
    Ludy................... ? ..................................... ?
    Luscomb, J.F...........Boston.........(Thompson & Odell).......1897-1920
    Lyon & Healy...........Chicago, IL........Washburn, Mystic.....1864-1939
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    Mager, J...............Baltimore, MD............................. ?
    Majestic............... ? ................................... ?
    Marsters, C.G..........Brooklyn, NY..............................c. 1890
    Martin Bros............NYC.............Dobson Patent.............c. 1863
    Martin, C.F............Nazareth, PA............................1924-1925
    Martin, Fred...........Boston, MA.......(Buckbee, Fairbanks).....c. 1910
    Mather, Fred...........NYC..............(Buckbee)................c. 1860
    Maybell (see Slingerland)
    Mays. Jerome........... ? .....................................c. 1891
    McCord, Hurcules.......St. Louis, MO...........................1855-1890
    Merlin................. ? .............(aluminium neck)........c. 1965
    Meyer, Fred C..........Phila PA.........(a wholesaler)...........c. 1910

    Minalco................Kensington, Md.......(kits)...............c. 1970
    Minturn, J.D...........Syracuse, NY.............................. ?
    Morrell, Chas..........NYC.....................................1839-1849
    Morrell, Chas..........San Francisco...........................1859-1896
    Morrison, Jas. & Co....NYC.....................................1870-1912
    Mustill, F.R........... ? ...........Folding banjo.............c. 1886
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    Nelson, H.C............N. Evanston, IL...........................c. 1897
    Newcorn, Harry.........NYC....................................... ?
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    Oatley, A.G............ ? ...................................c. 1875
    Oatley, H.F............Putnam, CT................................c. 1898
    Ode....................Boulder, CO.............................196?-197?
    Ome....................Boulder, CO.............................197?-pres
    Orpheum (see Rettburg & Lange)
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    Parker, Calvert........Keene, NH.................................c. 1922
    Paramount (see Rettburg & Lange)
    Pepper, J.W............Phila, PA.......Premier (Fairbanks).......c. 1896
    Perfektone (see Progressive Music Co.)
    Philharmonic...........Providence, RI............................c. 1928
    Pollman, August.....NYC..Pollmanini, Silvertone, (Lyon & Healy)..c. 1890
    Proffitt, Frank........Vilas, NC.................................c. 1965
    Progressive Music Co...NYC..........(a wholesaler)...............c. 1920
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Quinlan, J.E...........Boston, MA................................c. 1897
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Regal..............Indianapolis, IN....20th Century, University..c. 1920
    Rettburg & Lange.......NYC.......Orpheum, Paramount, etc.......1897-1929
    Richelieu..............Oregon, WI..............................19??-pres
    Rickett, Jos...........Phila PA..................................c. 1890
    Robinson, Gad........Boston, MA..(Fairbanks, Gatcomb, Chase(?)...c. 1893
    Reiter, Bart........... MI.......Whyte Ladye & Bacon repros..1985-pres
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Saunders, E.P..........Ludlow, VT.....(similar to early Bacons)..c. 1910
    Schaeffer, Arling......Chicago, IL....Mellowtone (Schall)......1911-1924
    Schall, J.B............Chicago, IL.............................1878-1907
    Schastey & Diesel......NYC....................................... ?
    Schmick, Wm............Camden, NJ....Lyric (Fairbanks).........1914-1925
    Schmidt, Oscar Inc..Jersey City, NJ..La Scalla,Sovereign,Stella..c. 1920
    Schroeder, J.G.........NYC.............JGS.......................c. 1902
    Schattuck, B.E.........Boston, MA..............................1895-1897
    Shaw...................Chicago, IL...............................c. 1914
    Simonson, V............ ? ...................................c. 1862
    Slingerland............Chicago, IL...Slingerland, Maybell......1918-1929
    Snow, Billy............NYC.......................................c. 1870
    Sovereign (see Oscar Schmidt)
    Star Banjo Co..........Boston, MA................................c. 1882
    Stella (see Oscar Schmidt)
    Stelling............... ? , CA..............................197?-pres
    Stern, Jos. W..........NYC.............Stewart Sons, 4S........1902-1914
    Stetson, J.F...........Chicago, IL.......(Fairbanks).............c. 1898
    Stewart & Bauer........Phila, PA...........Monogram............1898-1901
    Stewart-McDonald.......Athens, OH..........(kits)..............19??-pres
    Stewart, J.R...........Chicago, IL.......Le Domino...............c. 1926
    Stewart, S.S...........Phila, PA...............................1878-1898
    Stimpson, J.H..........Reading, MA............................... ?
    Strathopoulo, Epi......NYC................Epiphone.............1873-1957
    Stratton, J.F..........NYC.............(a wholesaler)............c. 1881

    Stratton, W. & Handley, J...Lowell. MA.......(Cole)..............c. 1890
    Strauss Mfg. Co........NYC.......................................c. 1902
    Strebe Bros............NYC....................................... ?
    Stromberg, Chas. A.....Boston, MA..............................1910-1950
    Stromberg-Voisinette...Chicago, IL...........Key Chord.......c.1920-1931
    Supertone.............. ? ................................... ?
    Sweeney, Joel W........Appomatox, VA......(some by Boucher)....1831-1845
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    Talmadge...............Cincinatti, OH............................c. 1885
    Teed, Geo..............NYC.....................................1862-1895
    Teel, G.S.W............Springfield, MA...........................c. 1890
    Thayer, Geo. L.........Mt. Upton, NY........Comet..............1913-192?
    Thompson & Odell.......Boston, MA........(Luscomb).............1872-1905
    Tilton, W.B............NYC & Boston......(Haynes)..............1860-1885
    Trujo..................San Francisco......(Gibson).............1927-1934
    Turner (McTurner), John...NYC..................................1862-1895
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    Uncless, L. & MacGee, D..Syracuse, NY............................c. 1910
    Union Music Co.........Toledo, OH..........(?).................1919-1923
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    Van Eps, Fred.......Plainfield, NJ...(dist. by Lyon & Healey)..1903-1929
    Vega Co................Boston, MA..............................1904-1978
    Vega Co................Nazareth, PA......(Martin)..............1970-19??
    Vega Co................S. Korea.......(Global Trading Co)...... ?
    Waldo (see Barrows)
    Washburn, Geo..........Chicago, IL.....(Lyon & Healey).........1890-1929
    Watt, C.L..............Phila, PA.................................c. 1870
    Wesley, John........... ? ................................... ?
    Weymann, H.A. & Sons...Phila, PA......Keystone State, W&S......1864-1934
    Wikes..................Holyoke, MA............................... ?
    Wildwood...............Arcata, CA..............................197?-pres
    Wilson, Albert.........Troy, NY................................1850-1870
    Woods Banjo Co.........Falmouth, ME..............................c. 1887
    Wulschner, Emil & Sons...Indianapolis, IN....The Regal (wholesaler).. ?
    Wurlitzer, Rudolph.....Cincinatti, OH.......Howard.............1856-194?
    Wurlitzer..............NYC....................................... ?

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