![]() ![]() United States: Illinois, Chicago Physical Description Vintage 1910 s/Early 1920 s Washburn Lyon & Healy Parlor Guitar Sold This Instrument is part of the Cream City Music used & vintage gear archive, a history of every pre-owned guitar, bass or amplifier we have had for sale. As depicted in an 1898-99 Lyon & Healy catalog, this ”Lakeside” model guitar, item number 49-3/4, has and oak back and sides, 16th century finish, hand polished, cherry finish neck, top and back inlay with white celluloid and colored wood edge, colored wood inlay around sound hole, ebony fingerboard with pearl position dots, and a metal tailpiece. ![]() ![]() The company also made musical instruments but is best known as a manufacturer of harps. Lyon & Healy quickly expanded as a retail distributor for musical instruments. 3 Tracing the history of any particular instrument of this period presents many obstacles. This Lyon & Healy Washburn Oak parlor guitar, built in Chicago in the 1920s, is an example of. Lyon & Healy 1898 catalog listed 28 different styles of 'Washburn' guitars, ranging from 15 to 145. The company was founded in 1864 by George Washburn Lyon and Patrick Joseph Healy as a music publications shop for the Boston company of Oliver Ditson. Lyon by Washburn Acoustic Guitar with Instructional DVD. Originally it had a tailpiece & floating bridge, now it has a fixed bridge of the appropriate style. I have just been informed it may be early 1926. This guitar was made by Lyon & Healy of Chicago, Illinois around 1897-1925. Here is a Lyon & Healy parlour or parlor guitar made around late 1800’s, 1900 If you can help with dating it, please let me know. ![]()
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