April 23, 2024
RARE Vintage early 1900's Thos E Wilson Ukulele Ashland
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Thomas E. Wilson Thomas E. Wilson (July 11, 1868 - August 4, 1958) was the founder of Wilson Sporting Goods and the Wilson and Company meatpacking company. [1 ]Wilson Sporting Goods was incorporated in 1913 as the Ashland Manufacturing Company, and was originally established to find unique ways of using slaughterhouse byproducts of a nearby meat-packing firm, its parent company owned by Sulzberger and Schwarzchild. By 1914, the company was producing such items as tennis racket strings, violin strings, and surgical sutures, and had expanded into baseball shoes and tennis racquets. In 1915, the company appointed Thomas E. Wilson as president, and from that moment onward nothing was the same. Wilson, a hard-headed businessman who saw the potential of a sporting goods company, broke away from the parent firm of Sulzberger and Schwarzchild, began to focus exclusively on the manufacture of sporting and athletic equipment, and then named the company after himself in 1916. This Ukulele is one of the rarest Ukes know today. It's nearly impossible to find one of the caliber. It is in excellent condition. A few bumps and scratches. Just common wear. It has no cracks and it is very solid. It even has on period gut strings. The tuners have been replaced with newer ones. Other than that, ever thing is original. The uke is likely from the late
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