Guitar brands in 1864

1 brand on record in 1864: Martin.

A snapshot of the trade in 1864. Each row is one brand: the companies that controlled the name that year and the plants that built it. Open a brand’s year for the line-by-line detail.

Who owned what, and where it was built

The 1860s

• 1860
• 1861
• 1862
• 1863
• 1864
• 1865
• 1866
• 1867
• 1868
• 1869

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. 1
   Wikipedia: wiki/C. F. Martin %26 Companygraded community

   • "run by the same family for six generations"Martin in 1864
2. 2
   A Family Business (The Martin Story)graded primary

   • Since 1833, C. F. Martin & Co.® has remained family owned and operated—six generationsMartin in 1864
3. 3
   C. F. Martin & Co. Announces Retirements & New Leadership Appointmentsgraded primary

   • Owner and Chairman of the Board of the 192-year-old companyMartin in 1864
4. 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 1864
5. 5
   Martin Guitar CEO Chris Martin IV announces retirementgraded secondary

   • Family ownership of the Nazareth, Pennsylvania-based company... will continue.Martin in 1864
6. 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 1864

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