Gibson Prewar Price Lists

Pre-revised Price Sheet. Gibson Catalog J. August 17, 1917.
1917 Revised Price List From Gibson's Catalog J.
1917 Revised Price List From Catalog J (back) Note: interesting note mentioning WWI
Sampson's sketched down Gibson prices from the early 1920's. This was a Gibson Mandolin and Guitar retailer in Boise, Idaho.
Aug. 1922 Revised Price List
Aug. 1922 Revision
Feb. 15 1926 Price List
March 1, 1928 Gibson Price List.
Gibson's March 1, 1928 price list.
Gibson's March 1, 1928 price list.
Feb. 10, 1937 (insert from 1936 Catalog X)
Gibson revised price list featuring all new electrics! August 1, 1937.
All new electrics in Gibson's revised price list. August 1, 1937. Note that the famous ES-100 had not made its formal debut....not until 1938.
Gibson revised price list. August 1, 1937.
Gibson revised price list. August 1, 1937.
Envelope with which the above Gibson 1937 price list was stored.
1938 Gibson Blue Catalog Price Revision

Go to Blue Catalog 1938 to see this all the pages of this rare catalog.

Note that in August 1940's price sheet includes the EH-250 AND ES-250...Below, in October of 1940 those models are replaced with the new EH-275 AND ES-300.
1940 was a big turning point for Gibson electrics. Note that October's price sheet adds and deletes instruments from earlier in the year.
October 1, 1940 Pricelist mailed out with October 1, 1940 Supplement to Catalog AA

Go to Gibson Catalogs to see October 1, 1940 Supplement to Catalog AA.

Inside October 1, 1940 Pricelist
Inside October 1, 1940 Pricelist
Back of October 1, 1940 Pricelist
October 1, 1941 retailer's price sheet complementing 1942 Catalog BB.
Retailer's price list for 1942 Catalog BB.
January 1, 1942 customer price sheet complementing 1942 Catalog BB.
Gibson's January 1, 1942 customer and October 1, 1941 retailer's price sheets. Note the retailer's price sheet says 'for reference only'.
January 1, 1942 customer price sheet compared to October 1, 1941 retailer price sheet.
October 1, 1941 retailer price sheet.
January 1, 1942 customer price sheet.
Retailer/customer price sheets to be used with 1942 Catalog BB.
April 20, 1942 Price List complementing 1942 Catalog BB. This price sheet most likely followed the above price sheets with pricing changes.

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April 20, 1942 Price List inner cover
April 20, 1942 Price List inner cover