Once there were thousands of guitars like this Harmony Rocket, found in many homes across North America. The Harmony company of Chicago was for a time the largest musical instrument maker in the USA.
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The SS Stewart company, named for Samuel Swain Stewart was a major producer of banjos between 1878 and 1904, and was bought by B&J (Bugellsein & Jacobson) a few years after Stewart’s death. Over the years, B&J shifted to producing mostly guitars with the brand, had many companies build the actual instruments including Chicago Musical Instruments, who also built Harmony, Kay, and Silvertone brands. At the end of the 1920s and the start of the 1930’s, both C F Martin and Gibson also produced some SS Stewart guitars.
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In the mid 1950’s, solidbody electric guitars were really taking off, and cheaper guitars like this Harmony Stratotone H44 were very popular.
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In the late 1920’s, Roy Smeck became one of the most popular musical performers in North America, playing numerous instruments and publishing method books.
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