Epiphone guitars in the 1940s

Through the 1940s, Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) controlled the Epiphone name, and 1 plant built it: Epiphone NYC factory.^{[1, 2]}

1 era touch the 1940s across 1 line. Nothing changed inside the decade, so every Epiphone from these years is the same version on its line.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at
1940	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}
1941	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}
1942	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}
1943	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}
1944	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}
1945	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}
1946	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}
1947	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}
1948	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}
1949	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory^{[1, 2]}

Eras in the 1940s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Epiphone New York/Philadelphia	1920–1951	Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family)	Epiphone NYC factory	community^{[1, 2]}

Other brands in the 1940s

Epiphone, year by year

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Sources

Every numbered marker on this page points here: the document, its grade and the passages relied on. An era is computed, so it cites the facts it was derived from. A fact marked “no source” has no claim attached yet.

1
Gibson Brand Book: Epiphone overviewgraded secondary
- "STATHOPOULOS EMIGRATE TO AMERICA (1904)"Epiphone in the 1940s: owners and plants
2
Wikipedia: wiki/Epiphonegraded community
- In 1951, a four-month-long strike caused a relocation of the company from New York City to Philadelphia.Epiphone in the 1940s: owners and plants

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