Plant
owned factory
Philadelphia, PA, USA[1]. Built for 1 brand on record.
Start c.1951-53. Geolocated 2026-10-15: only the intersection Main & Rector Streets, Manayunk, is sourced (community registry; low-medium confidence); point is the intersection, held at city precision pending a decision on whether address precision may cover intersections; claim C435. Sources date the Philadelphia start 1952 or 1953.
More: every plant in the USA, the Epiphone lineage.
The point marks Philadelphia, PA, USA at city level. It shows the town, not the factory gate. Recorded place[1].
Every headstock this plant has built for, on record. A contract plant can sit behind several brands at once.
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| Years | Operator | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 1951–1957 | Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) | community[2] |
The plant stays the same across these rows; the company behind the name does not.
| Years | Line | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951–1957[2] | Epiphone New York/Philadelphia | Epiphone, Inc. (Stathopoulo family) | — |
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