Serial Numbers – Holton

There are numerous serial numbers lists for Holton instruments on the web today, so the list below I’m not confident on who to attribute this list to.  However, if you have a dated receipt of a horn’s serial number, please contact us through the link in the header so we can add more detail to this serial number list.

Serial Number Year Location
Trombone Oil
Second Hand Instruments
1898 Corner of Clark & Madison
Chicago, IL
1 1901 Corner of State & Madison
Chicago, IL
254 1902
476 1903
526 1904 107 West Madison
Chicago, IL
1151 1905
1872 1906
3345 1907 169-175 Gladys Ave.
Chicago, IL
4630 1908
6071 1909
9474 1910
12402 1911
15950 1912
20807 1913
21100 1914
31622 1915
33671 1916
37909 1917
41070 1918 Spring of 1918
330 North Church Street
Elkhorn, WI
43973 1919
47601 1920
49818 1921
59500 1922
60600 1923
61650 1924
85900 1925
62900 1926
63150 1927
63300 1928
63550 1929
105200 1930
108400 1931
111099 1932
113990 1933
115000 1934
117300 1935
118600 1936
120600 1937
122900 1938
125850 1939
132800 1940
140100 1941
151300 1942
154200 1943
154700 1944
154900 1945
156100 1946
165600 1947
182000 1948
198399 1949
210300 1950
220500 1951
232600 1952
243350 1953
254100 1954
269000 1955
281400 1956
293700 1957
307400 1958
315700 1959
326100 1960
337600 1961
348400 1962
358500 1963
373700 1964 Acquired by
G. LeBlanc Corporation
388950 1965
403351 1966
536600 1967
455750 1968
467100 1969
483100 1970
496800 1971
504201 1972
519300 1973
524600 1974
529900 1975
535200 1976
542000 1977
548430 1978
553525 1979
558936 1980
2004 Acquired by
Steinway Musical Instruments
Conn Selmer Division
2008  Last mfg. in Elkhorn
moved to Eastlake, Ohio. Marked the end of more than 100 years of mfg. of Holton branded instruments.