Melody Instrument Company

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Added 2026-10-15 by llm:claude-sonnet-5-5. Blog; date taken from URL (Feb 2022). Gives 21 Dec 1940 as the day Harmony 'under Sears Roebuck' ceased operations. Excerpts verified verbatim against the live page 2026-10-15: C516, C517. Not archived: the Directus URL import was refused by the site on 2026-10-15; a copy is still needed.

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Fact	Years	Records	Passage
Sears, Roebuck and Co. owns Harmony^[1]	1916–1940	Harmony, Sears, Roebuck and Co.	The Harmony Musical Instrument Company was purchased by Sears, Roebuck & Co in 1916
Harmony Company (independent, Kraus-led) owns Harmony^[1]	1940–1975	Harmony, Harmony Company (independent, Kraus-led)	until December 21st, 1940 when The Harmony Company, under Sears Roebuck, ceased operations

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Melody Instrument Companygraded community
- The Harmony Musical Instrument Company was purchased by Sears, Roebuck & Co in 1916Sears, Roebuck and Co. owns Harmony, 1916–1940
- until December 21st, 1940 when The Harmony Company, under Sears Roebuck, ceased operationsHarmony Company (independent, Kraus-led) owns Harmony, 1940–1975

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