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models 1211 models - images 17620 images

H1
H1141
H1203
H1213
H1214
H1215
H1260
H1265
H1266
H1310
H1311
H1325
H1327
H14
H1407
H1414
H1415
H1456
H1457
H15
H15V
H162
H165
H16B
H16R
H16W
H17
H173
H174
H19
H22
H22/1
H27
H37
H38
H39
H41
H42
H44
H45
H46
H47
H48
H49
H50
H51
H53
H53/1
H54
H54/1
H55
H56
H56/1
H57
H58
H59
H59/1
H60
H62
H63
H64
H65
H66
H68
H7
H70
H71
H72
H73
H74
H75
H76
H77
H78
H79
H802
H81
H82
H82G
H88
H929
H945
H950
H954
H956

Harmony made guitars - Brand names

On this list, I chose to keep only the brands, not the model names. For example, there were many different "Patrician" models, but all these guitars were sold under the Harmony brand, they appear in Harmony catalogs. Patrician is a model name, not a brand. Same for Sovereign, Monterey, Vogue, etc.

Airline - distributed by Montgomery Wards - (1957-1969)
Alden - distributed by Aldens - (not a brand) Aldens was a catalog distributor. Later Aldens used the Holiday brand.
Aloha
Arch-Kraft - distributed by Targ & Dinner - (1938)
Armstrong
Baldwin - (1968)
Barclay - distributed by Unity Buying Service
Beltone - distributed by Monroe or P&H
Biltmore - distributed by Targ & Dinner - (1938-1950)
Bluebird
Broman
Bronson - distributed by Bronson Music - (ca. 1936-1940) - Bronson Music & Sales corp, from Detroit, Michigan, was a distributor for Harmony branded instruments among others (Regal).
Bruno
Buckeye - (1942-1955)
Carelli
Columbian - distributed by Selmer UK - (1939)
Combo - distributed by Selmer USA - (1975)
Concertone - distributed by Montgomery Wards - (1928)
Continental
Custom Kraft - (1935-1942 ca)
Eaton - distributed by Eaton - (not a brand) Eaton's from Canada was a catalog distributor.
Esquire - distributed by Selmer
Fender
Fischer - (or Carl Fischer)
Galiano
Galperin
Gaylord
Global
Globe
Gretsch
Hamilton - distributed by Whaley, Royce & co. (Toronto) - (1936)
Harmony "est. 1892" - (after 1975) - Asian made, Harmony branded guitars
Heath or Heathkit - distributed by Heathkit
Hilo - (1942)
Holiday - distributed by Aldens
J.W. Johnson
Kingston
La Scala
Lexington - (1942)
Lombardi - (1943)
Magnus - (1973) - From the maker of chord organs
Manhattan - distributed by Selmer - (1938-1943)
Marcia - (1935)
Marvel - distributed by Sorkin Music, New York City
Marwin - distributed by Tonk Brothers
Master Art
Metro
Minerva - distributed by Eaton's Canada
Montgomery Wards - distributed by Montgomery Wards - (not a brand) M. Wards was a catalog distributor. Later M. Wards used the Airline brand.
Mozart - (1938)
National (Valco) - (ca. 1935-1968)
Nobility - distributed by P'Mico
Opus - distributed by Harmony - (1974-1975) - Harmony last attempt
Orpheum
Paramount - (1942-1975)
Prairie Voice
Premier
Regal - distributed by Fender
Rex
Rickenbacker - (1932-1950) - Harmony made the very first guitars electrified by Rickenbacker. Most have the old "Rickenbacher Electro" former spelling nameplate. Some others were made by Kay.
Rogers - or A.Rogers
Serenader - distributed by B & J - (ca 1935-1946)
Silvertone - distributed by Sears & Roebuck - (1940-1970)
Sonata
SR Sears & Roebuck - distributed by Sears & Roebuck - (1969-) - Sears did not used the Silvertone brand after 1970
SS Maxwell - distributed by Targ & Dinner - (1933-1938)
SS Stewart - distributed by B & J
Stadium - (ca 1939-1941)
Supertone - distributed by Sears & Roebuck - (1914-1940)
Suprema - distributed by Eaton's Canada
Supro (Valco) - (1936-1968) - bodies by Harmony
Tone King
Tower - distributed by unknown - (1943-45)
Truetone - distributed by Western Auto
Tuxedo
Vega - bodies by Harmony
Vibratone
Vita - distributed by Harmony - (1928) - Check the Vita Roy Smeck models under the main Harmony brand
Walters - (G.B Walters)
Weymann
Windsor
Wizard - (1942)
   
   

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Harmony made many guitars sold under others names.
It appears they were never exact copy of the Harmony branded models, but very few changes for many of them (mainly colors). On the other hand some rare models, like the Silvertone 1446 above and its Gibson pickups, did not have equivalent in the Harmony line.

These are the most common brands :

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