ES-150

A Gibson archtop, introduced 1936^[1], made until 1956. Built on the Gibson USA line.

First ES-150 shipped late 1936 and stayed in production until 1956 per The Twelfth Fret (S345, dealer page, secondary). Wikipedia's infobox implies 1957 (community); 1956 vs 1957 unresolved. Production paused during WWII (1942-46) per the research notes, not yet sourced. A late-1970s ES-150DC is a different model.

How it changed

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Who owned it and where it was built

The eras of the Gibson USA line in the years this model was made. The model rides on its line: when the owner or the plant changed, it changed for this model too.

Years	Owner	Parent	Plant
1936–1944^[2]	Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Mfg. Co., Ltd. (later Gibson, Inc.)	—	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)
1944–1956^{[3, 2]}	Chicago Musical Instrument Co. (CMI)	—	Kalamazoo 225 Parsons St (1917 Gibson building)

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 ES-150 (The Twelfth Fret archive)graded secondary
2
Wikipedia: wiki/Gibson (guitar company)graded community
3
Wikipedia: wiki/Chicago Musical Instrumentsgraded community

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