Harmony guitars in the 1910s

Through the 1910s, The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago and Sears, Roebuck and Co. controlled the Harmony name, and 1 plant built it: Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

2 eras touch the 1910s across 1 line. The version changed in 1916. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Harmony.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1910	The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[1, 2]}
1911	The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[1, 2]}
1912	The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[1, 2]}
1913	The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[1, 2]}
1914	The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[1, 2]}
1915	The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[1, 2]}
1916	Sears, Roebuck and Co.	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[3, 4, 5, 2]}	yes
1917	Sears, Roebuck and Co.	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[3, 4, 5, 2]}
1918	Sears, Roebuck and Co.	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[3, 4, 5, 2]}
1919	Sears, Roebuck and Co.	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)^{[3, 4, 5, 2]}

Eras in the 1910s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Harmony Chicago	1892–1916	The Harmony Company (Wilhelm Schultz), Chicago	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)	community^{[1, 2]}
Harmony Chicago	1916–1940	Sears, Roebuck and Co.	Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified)	community^{[3, 4, 5, 2]}

Other brands in the 1910s

Harmony, 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
Harmony Companygraded community
- "founded in 1892 by Wilhelm Schultz"Harmony in the 1910s: owners and plants
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 the 1910s: owners and plants
3
A brief history of Harmony guitarsgraded secondary
- "In 1916, Sears purchased the Harmony Guitars brand"Harmony in the 1910s: owners and plants
4
Department Store Guitar History: The Long Shadow of the Sears Harmonygraded community
- Sears-Roebuck acquired the guitar maker ostensibly to take control of the ukulele market.Harmony in the 1910s: owners and plants
5
Melody Instrument Companygraded community
- The Harmony Musical Instrument Company was purchased by Sears, Roebuck & Co in 1916Harmony in the 1910s: owners and plants

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