Martin guitars in the 1830s

Through the 1830s, C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family) controlled the Martin name, and 2 plants built it: Martin NYC shop and Martin Nazareth homestead tract.^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

2 eras touch the 1830s across 1 line. The version changed in 1833 and 1839. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Martin.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1833	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin NYC shop^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}	yes
1834	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin NYC shop^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1835	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin NYC shop^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1836	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin NYC shop^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1837	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin NYC shop^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1838	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin NYC shop^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1839	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}	yes

Eras in the 1830s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Martin USA (Nazareth)	1833–1839	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin NYC shop	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
Martin USA (Nazareth)	1839–1859	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}

Martin, year by year

1830s

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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
Wikipedia: wiki/C. F. Martin %26 Companygraded community
- "run by the same family for six generations"Martin in the 1830s: owners and plants
- "relocated to Nazareth… in 1839"Martin in the 1830s: owners and plants
2
A Family Business (The Martin Story)graded primary
- Since 1833, C. F. Martin & Co.® has remained family owned and operated—six generationsMartin in the 1830s: owners and plants
3
C. F. Martin & Co. Announces Retirements & New Leadership Appointmentsgraded primary
- Owner and Chairman of the Board of the 192-year-old companyMartin in the 1830s: owners and plants
4
C F Martin Co Inc (International Directory of Company Histories)graded secondary
- Located in Nazareth, Pennsylvania, since 1839, the company has been run by the same family for six generations.Martin in the 1830s: owners and plants
5
Martin Guitar CEO Chris Martin IV announces retirementgraded secondary
- Family ownership of the Nazareth, Pennsylvania-based company... will continue.Martin in the 1830s: owners and plants

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