Howard Wurlitzer
This is such a beautiful pick! It is suspected to be
the first printed guitar picks and I think is from the 1920's.
Howard Eugene Wurlitzer was born in 1871. He joined his father’s (Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer) company the ‘Rudolph Wurlitzer Company’ in 1889 and served as president from 1912 until 1927 and as its chairman from 1927 to 1928.
While the company was mainly involved in harps, they later produced a guitar under the brandname ‘Howard’ (1896-1920s) so this pick is dated from that era.
Why PICK A? The company gave their harps model names such as Style A, Style B etc., so Pick A followed this tradition.
The tiny writing at the bottom reads:
THE W & H CO. NEWARK. N.J.
I've no idea what the B stands for in the middle and am assuming that the R is for Howard's father Rudolph rather than his brother Rudolf or nephew Rembert.
Howard Eugene Wurlitzer was born in 1871. He joined his father’s (Franz Rudolph Wurlitzer) company the ‘Rudolph Wurlitzer Company’ in 1889 and served as president from 1912 until 1927 and as its chairman from 1927 to 1928.
While the company was mainly involved in harps, they later produced a guitar under the brandname ‘Howard’ (1896-1920s) so this pick is dated from that era.
Why PICK A? The company gave their harps model names such as Style A, Style B etc., so Pick A followed this tradition.
The tiny writing at the bottom reads:
THE W & H CO. NEWARK. N.J.
I've no idea what the B stands for in the middle and am assuming that the R is for Howard's father Rudolph rather than his brother Rudolf or nephew Rembert.
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