Brand : Columbian - (1939)
Distributed by Selmer UK

Guitars shown below were made by Harmony and sold under the Columbian brand. It doesn't mean that all Columbian guitars were made by Harmony.

• Acoustic archtop

• 407 (1939) - Minor Tenor - Acoustic archtop Seen in a UK Selmer catalog. Tenor guitar (4 strings tuned CGDA). Black pickguard with gold stencil ("modern" style as seen on H942 Harmony Renown). Body is not rounded, closer to a Dreadnought shape. Sister model of the 6 string "The Minor".

• 397 (1939) - Prefect - Acoustic archtop -  16 Seen in a UK Selmer catalog. Prefect... (it's not a typo). Seen in a 1939 Selmer catalog. Perloid headstock, tortoise pickguard with golden logo. Spruce top - 15 1/2 body

• 398 (1939) - The Major - Acoustic archtop -  17 Seen in a UK Selmer catalog. Spruce top, sycamore body. Black pickguard with golden "C" old English initial. 15 1/2 body. Another less expensive model was called "The Minor".

• 399 (1939) - The Minor - Acoustic archtop Seen in a UK Selmer catalog. Black pickguard with gold stencil ("modern" style as seen on H942 Harmony Renown). Body is not rounded, closer to a Dreadnought shape. Another more expensive model was called "The Major". There was a sister tenor version.

• Acoustic flatop

• 408 (1939) - Hawaiian - Acoustic flatop Seen in a UK Selmer catalog. Hawaiian guitar with square neck for hawaiian/slide playing. Similar to Harmony Vogue H1163, but with spruce top and mahogany body (to be verified). - (based on Harmony H1163)

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