Guitar Story
Guitar Story
In 1929, Sears, Roebuck and Co. controlled the Harmony name. Its one line on record was built at Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified) (USA).[1, 2, 3, 4]
A Harmony guitar from 1929 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[S111], 37 years before.
| Line | Controlled by | Parent | Built at | Era | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harmony Chicago | Sears, Roebuck and Co. | — | Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified) Chicago, IL, USA[5] | 1916–1940 | community[1, 2, 3, 4] |
Nothing changed in 1929. Every era running that year carried on from an earlier year, so a Harmony from 1929 is the same version as one from 1928.
Harmony Chicago factory (address unverified). See every brand each plant built for, and every plant in the same country:
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.
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