Martin guitars in the 1850s

Through the 1850s, C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family) controlled the Martin name, and 2 plants built it: Martin Nazareth homestead tract and Martin North Street plant (NRHP).^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

2 eras touch the 1850s across 1 line. The version changed in 1859. A guitar from either side of those years can be a different Martin.

Year by year

Year	Controlled by	Built at	Changed
1850	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1851	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1852	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1853	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1854	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1855	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1856	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1857	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1858	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
1859	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin North Street plant (NRHP)^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}	yes

Eras in the 1850s

Line	Years	Controlled by	Built at	Grade
Martin USA (Nazareth)	1839–1859	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin Nazareth homestead tract	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5]}
Martin USA (Nazareth)	1859–1964	C.F. Martin & Co., Inc. (Martin family)	Martin North Street plant (NRHP)	community^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]}

Martin, year by year

1830s

1840s

1850s

1860s

1870s

1880s

1890s

1900s

1910s

1920s

1930s

1940s

1950s

1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

2020s

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 1850s: owners and plants
- "relocated to Nazareth… in 1839"Martin in the 1850s: 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 1850s: 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 1850s: 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 1850s: 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 1850s: owners and plants
6
bluegrasstoday: original martin factory added to national register of historic placesgraded secondary
- "primary site… until 1964 when a new plant was opened… on Sycamore Street"Martin in the 1850s: owners and plants

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