Crown and Crown Professional guitars were imported to the
The two brothers
would fly to
It’s not known if they only sold the guitars in their shop, but
given the catalogue below, it is probable that they would sell their guitars
wholesale to other retail outlets.
Some of the acoustic products were actually rather expensive for
the time ($400 range) although most of their guitars sold in the $100 to $250
range.
The original
pawnbroker store “Crown City Loan & Jewellery” is still in business today.
Logos
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The early logo started as a black sticker with gold writing of
the word crown. (as seen above) This was followed by a cast logo in the shape
of a crown with the words Crown Professional on it. |
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Various suppliers used different logos as seen to the right. |
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In later years the acoustic guitars and law suit era guitars would
have an inlay with a C and an I dissecting it down the middle.
Acoustics would also have a label inside with Crown City Importers on it. |
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Crown Guitars
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Crown Professional Guitars
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Catalogue
Below is the cover of a catalogue.
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