Who made Harmony guitars in 1892?

In 1892, The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago controlled the Harmony name. Its one line on record was built at Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified) (USA).^{[1, 2]}

A Harmony guitar from 1892 belongs to whichever era was running on its product line that year. An era is a stretch when the company that controlled the name and the plant that built the line both stayed the same. If you know the line, the table below tells you which version of Harmony you have. The name dates from 1892^[1], 0 years before.

Line by line in 1892

What changed in 1892

• Harmony Chicago: a new era begins under The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago, built at Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[1, 2]}

Where Harmony was built in 1892

Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified). See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:

• Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)
• Guitars made in the USA

Other brands in 1892

• Gretsch in 1892
• Martin in 1892
• Every brand in 1892

Harmony, year by year

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. 1
   Harmony Companygraded community

   • "founded in 1892 by Wilhelm Schultz"Harmony in 1892: owners and plants
2. 2
   Harmony history threadgraded community

   • "Between 1945 and 1975, the Chicago firm mass-produced about ten million guitars… peaked in 1964-1965, selling 350,000"Harmony in 1892: owners and plants
3. 3
   The Harmony Company, est. 1892graded secondary

   • 4600 S. Kolin Ave.Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified), location

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