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- Anatomy of 1941 ES-300 Electric Pickup
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- Gibson 1940 EH-185 10-String
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- Gibson 1938 ES150
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- Gibson 1938 ETG/EST-100
- Gibson 1940 ETG150 Electric Tenor Guitar
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- Gibson 1937 H1E Electric Mandola
- Gibson 1939 EM100 Electric Mandolin
- Gibson 1939 EM150 Electric Mandolin
- Gibson 1940 EM100 Electric Mandolin
- Tailpiece ES-300 vs. L5
- Gibson Prewar Orchestral Collection
- Gibson Violin Bow Collection
- Gibson 1941 Upright Bass
- Gibson 1941 Viola VA-42
- Gibson 1942 Violin V-25
- Gibson 1941 Violin V-100
- Gibson 1941 Cello VC-110
- Gibson 1942 Cello VC-110
- Gibson Prewar Amplifiers
- Gibson 1935 E-150 1st Generation Amplifier
- Gibson 1935-'36 E(H)-150 Amplifier 1st Gen. 2nd Series
- Gibson 1936 E 100 Amp
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- Gibson 1937-1941 (1941) EH 150 Amplifier 3rd Series
- Gibson 1940 EH 185 Amplifier
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- 1934 Prewar Letter Correspondance
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- Gibson's First Strings
- Gibson Mona-Steel Strings
- Mona-Steel String Ads
- Prewar Bakelite Knobs
- Gibson Agents/Teachers
- Gibson Prewar Price Lists
- Other Prewar Competitors' Ads
- War and Music Supplies
- Gibson Army Navy E Award
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- US Rallying Ads For End of WWII
- Early Post War Instrument Production Ads
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- WWII Gibson/Guitar Ads & Original Photos
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This site will continually be updated over the next few years. Over the long-haul, I have managed to collect lots of Gibson pre-war ephemera and historical items. I really enjoy adding pieces and hope that each item will help to shed more light on the early years of Gibson......in the meantime, enjoy the site and let me know what you think in the comment section!
ADDED IN 2013
*Gibson Mona Steel Strings (APR 14)
*1902/04 Style A Mandolin (APR 16)
*Gibson's first 1930's Electrics (APR 23)
*Advertising In Programs (APR 30)
*Spann's Guide To Gibson (APR 30)
*1900's Publicity/Endorsers (MAY 4)
*Gibson Agents/Teachers (MAY 4)
*1937 H1E Electric Mandola (MAY 11)
*PROTOTYPE 1940 ES300 TAILPIECE (MAY 29)
*August 15, 1940 Price Sheet (JUNE 16)
*History Of Electric Pickup Con't. NEW(Aug 12)
*Jan. 27, 1936 E(H)150 First Batch Made With Maple Body and 22 Screws on Back! NEW(AUG 16)
*Anatomy of 1941 ES300 Electric Pickup NEW (AUG 19)
*1938 Console Grande NEW (AUG 30)
*Post War Gibson Tab and WWII Gibson/Other additions NEW (SEP 13)
*1940 EH-185 Amplifier With Owner's Manual NEW (SEP 13)
*More Gibson Music Books and Catalogs NEW (SEP 13)
*Gibson Agents updated NEW (SEP 13)
*Gibson Misc. Ads/Photos NEW (SEP 27)
*Gibson Catalogs Con't. NEW (SEP 27)
*More Gibson WWII Photos New (SEP 27)
*Electric Collection Con't. (OCT 7)
* 1907 L1 Guitar with Slotted Peghead (NOV 11)
*More Gibson Music Books and WWII pics (NOV 12)
*Gibson Early 1937 EH150 (NOV 14)
*Original EH185 Photo June 3, 1944 (NOV 22)
ADDED IN 2014
*Original Lloyd Loar signed Gibson Stock Certificate (10JAN14)
*1st Generation EH150 AMP (24JAN14)
*Electric Hawaiian Lapsteel Stand (20FEB14)
*1936-1937 2nd Generation EH-150 Amplifier(256FEB2014)
*1937-1941 3rd Generation EH-150 Amplifier(26FEB2014)
*Gibson Prewar Amplifiers(26FEB2014)
*More Prewar Ads and Photos(26FEB2014)
*WWII/Gibson Con't.(26FEB2014)
*Mona-Steel String Ads(21APR2014)
*Other Competitors' Ads(21apr2014)
*War and Music Supplies(22APR2014)
*Wartime Rationing Effects In Music Industry Ads(15May2014)
*Wartime Rationing Effects In Music Ads Con't.(15May2014)
*US Rallying Ads For End of WWII(15May2014)
*WWII Gibson/Guitar Ads & Original Photos Con't.(16May2014)
*1900's Gibson Ads & Receipts(16May2014)
*Gibson Catalogs 1910-1929(16May2014)
*Gibson Catalogs 1930-1943(16May2014)
*Gibson Army Navy E Award Circa 1944(23JUL2014)
*Gibson's First Strings(24JUL2014)
*Gibson Prewar Pricelists(14AUG2014)
*More Prewar Ads and Photos(14AUG2014)
*Post War Ads with Prewar Instruments(169SEP14)
*Early Post War Instrument Ads(19SEP14)
*1940 Gibson ES-300 (3OCT2014)
*1924 Gibson TL-4 Tenor Lute Master Model(10NOV2014)
*1934 Prewar Letter Correspondance(10NOV2014)
*WWII Military and Guitar Pics(5DEC2014)
*Gibson 1936 E-100 AMP (12DEC14)
*Beare & Son Catalog (14DEC2014)
*1939 Gibson EM-100 (15DEC2014)
*1937 Gibson EH-100 (15DEC2014)
Added In 2015
2nd Version(30JAN15)
*Modern Electric Guitars (6FEB15)
*Mastertone Catalogs(28OCT2015)
*Gibson 1923 Catalog N (28OCT2015)
*Modern Electric Guitars(29OCT2015)
*Gibson 1935/37 E-150 (29OCT2015)
*Gibson 1940 10-String EH-185(29OCT2015)
Added In 2016
*Gibson 1936 Super 400(01JAN2016)
*The Cadenza & Crescendo Catalogs(30JAN2016
*'30's Gibson Ads(30JAN2016)
*WWII Military Troops/Guitars(31JAN2016)
*WWII Hell's Angels (18MAR2016)
*Gibson 1917 Style U Harp Guitar(21JUN2016)
*Harp Guitar Accessories & Hardware(21JUN2016)
*Modern Electric/Heavy Metal Guitars(03AUG2016)
*Gibson 1940 Super 400 Premier Natural(05AUG2016)
New For 2017
(03JAN17)
*Gibson 1935 E(H)-150 1st Gen amp
(13JAN2017)
*Virzi Tone Producer (24Mar17)
(03NOV2017)
New For 2018
(09OCT2018)
(10OCT2018)
(11OCT2018)
(10OCT2018)
(10OCT2018)
(10OCT2018)
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(11OCT2018)
NEW FOR 2020
(02JAN2020)
(02JAN20)
Gibson 1940 Transitional ES-250
(02JAN20)
-WWII Memorabilia
-Traveling Salesman Catalog
-Lots of new original photos
-1923 Gibson Receipt Book(some pages written in!)
-Many more Gibson Prewar Papergoods!
Keep checking back. This is a busy year for me and as I get back to my inflight schedule (April 8, 2015) I will have A LOT of new prewar items from my collection that I will be sharing........also, don't forget to post a note in the Guestbook about your thoughts on this site!
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