| Maker | City | Brand Name or Ghost Mfg. | Dates |
|---|
| Abrams, (K?) | NYC | - | ? |
| Acme | Phila, PA | (SS Stewart, Stewart & Bauer) | 1893-1901(?) |
| Alberts, Charles F. | Phila, PA | Sonoro | c. 1903 |
| Albrecht, O.H. | Phila, PA | - | c. 1902 |
| Aluminum Musical Inst. Co. | NYC | Merrill | 1894-1898 |
| Ashborn, James | Wolcottville, CT | - | c. 1852 |
| Bacon & Day Co. | Groton, CT | Silverbell | 1922-1939 |
| Bacon Banjo Co. | Groton, CT | - | 1915-1922 |
| Bacon Mfg. & Pub. Co. | Forrestdale, VT | (Vega & Orpheum) | 1908-1915 |
| Baily, Ed L. | Brooklyn, NY | - | 1915?-1924? |
| Baldwin-Ode | Boulder, CO | - | 197?- 19?? |
| Bandola Co. | Portland, ME | - | 1908-1914 |
| Barnes, H.C. | Boston, MA | (Fairbanks) | 1890-1898 |
| Barr, Tom | Galax, VA | - | ? |
| Barrett, C. | ? | - | c. 1880 |
| Barrows Music Co. | Saginaw, MI | Waldo | 1894-1902 |
| Bay State | Boston, MA | (Haynes) | c. 1890 |
| Bellville & Hoffman | Minneapolis, MI | - | c. 1975 |
| Benary, H. | NYC | - | c. 1890 |
| Bobzin, Charles | Detroit, MI | (Cole) | 1892-1915 |
| Bogan, John J. | NYC | - | c. 1870 |
| Bohmann, Joseph | Chicago, IL | - | c. 1890 |
| Boucher, Wm. | Baltimore, MD | - | 1840-1898 |
| Bowan, Wm. | NYC | - | c. 1910 |
| Bowen, Wm. | Newark, NJ | (?) | ? |
| Bowman, Jos. | Chicago, IL | - | c. 1890 |
| Bree, Thos. W. | San Francisco, CA | - | c. 1849 |
| Bruno | NYC | (Buckbee) | 1885- ? |
| Buckbee, J.H. | NYC | J.H.B | 1860-1897 |
| Buckley, Geo. S. | NYC | - | ? |
| Burford, L.D. | Toledo, OH | - | c. 1902 |
| Burke, Walter | Providence, RI | - | c. 1885 |
| Carey | Chicago, IL | (Lyon & Healey) | c. 1910 |
| Chase, O.R. | Boston, MA | Apollo | 1882-1888 |
| Clark, Edmund | ? | - | c. 1880 |
| Clarke, J.W. | NYC | Thunderer | 1860-1880 |
| Clem, Peter | NYC | Ossman | c. 1900 |
| Cluett | Albany, NY | - | c. 1880 |
| Cole, F.E. (brother of W.A.) | Boston, MA | Eclipse | 1909-1922 |
| Cole, W.A. | Boston, MA | Eclipse | 1894-1909 |
| Converse, Frank B. | NYC | (Buckbee, Stratton) | 1884-1898 |
| Cubley, E.J. | Chicago, IL | - | 1882-1888 |
| Dayton Banjo Co. | Dayton, OH | - | 1922-1929 |
| Deering Banjo Co. | Lemon Grove, CA | - | 197?-present |
| Dewick | Brooklyn, NY | - | c. 1914 |
| Diesel, A.W. | NYC | - | ? |
| Ditson, C.H. | NYC | - | 1867-194? |
| Ditson, J.E. | Phila, PA | - | 1875-1910 |
| Ditson, Oliver | Boston, MA | - | 1834-1856 |
| Ditson, Oliver & Co. | Boston, MA | - | 1857-1888 |
| Ditson, Oliver Co. | Boston, MA | - | 1888-194? |
| Dobro | ? | Dob-Jo | 19??-present |
| Dobson, Charles Edgar | NYC | Echo (?) | c. 1891 |
| Dobson, Edward Clarendon | NYC | (?) | c. 1890 |
| Dobson, George C. | Boston, MA | Victor (Buckbee) | c. 1884 |
| Dobson, Henry & Son | Boston, MA | Silverbell (?) | c. 1885 |
| Dobson, Henry C. | NYC | (Buckbee) | 1851-1890 |
| Dyer, B.F. | Boston, MA | - | c. 1885 |
| Dyer, W.J. | St. Paul, MN | Stetson (Fairbanks) | c. 1895 |
| Eibel, A.F. | Malden, MA | - | c. 1895 |
| Eisenbrannt | Baltimore, MD | - | c. 1885 |
| Emerson, D. | NYC | - | c. 1884 |
| Enoch, Kevin | Greenbelt, MD | - | ? |
| Epiphone | NYC | - | 1876-1957 |
| Fairbanks & Cole | Boston, MA | - | 1880-1890 |
| Fairbanks, A.C. Inc. | Boston, MA | - | 1890-1904 |
| Fairbanks, A.C., Co. | Boston, MA | - | 1870-1880 |
| Farland, A.A. | NYC | (Buckbee, Rettburg & Lange) | 1890-1939 |
| Farnham, Wm. H. | Troy, NY | - | 1870-1890 |
| Farris, John | Hartford, CN | - | c. 1890 |
| Fender | Los Angeles, CA | - | 19??-19?? |
| Fenton, Hershel | NYC | Electric (Buckbee) | c. 1890 |
| Ferguson, E.H. | Rochester, NY | - | c. 1900 |
| Fischer, Carl | NYC | - | c. 1927 |
| Flatiron | Bozeman, MT | - | 1977-1992 |
| Florence, Geo. W. | ? | - | c. 1880 |
| Foote, J. Howard | NYC | Matchless (Buckbee) | c. 1882 |
| French, J. | Cleveland, OH | - | c. 1870 |
| Gareipy (see Liberty) |
| Gatcomb | Boston, MA | - | 1875-1895 |
| Geggan, T. & Bro. | ? | Columbia | ? |
| Gerke, Wm. | Providence, RI | - | c. 1888 |
| Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Co. | Kalamazoo, MI | - | 1920-1924 |
| Gibson, Inc. | Kalamazoo, MI | - | 1924-present |
| Globe Music Co. | St. Charles, IL | - | c. 1926 |
| Goose Acres | Cleveland, OH | - | 196?-19?? |
| Gordon (see Progressive Music Co.) |
| Gordon, Hamilton S. | NYC | Converse | c. 1895 |
| Goscha, Frank | Philadelphia, PA | - | c. 1880 |
| Gretsch, Fred | Brooklyn, NY | Daynor, Rex, etc | 1870-present |
| Guckert | NYC | - | ? |
| Hall, Emory M. | Chicago, IL | (Clarke, Buckbee) | 1875-1903 |
| Hammig, Ernst | NYC | - | c. 1885 |
| Hanning | NYC | - | 1860-1890 |
| Hanson, C.F. & Co. | Worcester | - | c. 1880 |
| Hanson, C.P. & Co. | Worcester | - | c. 1935 |
| Harmony | Chicago, IL | - | 1903-present |
| Hart | San Diego, CA | (fiberglass neck/rim) | c. 1960 |
| Haynes, John C. | Boston, MA | Bay State, Excelsior | 1865-1897 |
| Henning, J.E. | Chicago, IL | Grand Solo (Schall) | 1880-1900 |
| Hicks, Nathan | Beech Mt, NC | - | c. 1938 |
| Hill, J.G. | Phila, PA | - | c. 1892 |
| Hoffman Banjo Co. | NYC | - | c. 1885 |
| Hoffman, Geo. H. | San Francisco, CA | - | 1887-1905 |
| Holcomb, J.R. | Cleveland, OH | Empress (trade banjo) | c. 1888 |
| Horenstein & Sons | NYC | Luxor | c. 1926 |
| Hoseus | ? | - | ? |
| Houdlett, A. & Sons | Brooklyn, NY | Lynbrook, Nu-Art, Nu-Way | 1865-1930 |
| Hovey, W.P. | ? | Concert | ? |
| Howard (Wurlitzer) | Cincinatti, OH | (Gretsch) | 1917-1930 |
| Howarth & Kelly | Providence, RI | - | 1880-1890 |
| Howe, A.O. & E.C. | Chicago, IL | - | c. 1885 |
| Howe, Elias | Boston, MA | Academy, Superbo | c. 1885 |
| Hunter, J.F. | Brooklyn, NY | (Morrison) | c. 1885 |
| Hutchins, C.W. | Springfield, MA | - | c. 1885 |
| Imperial Co. | Cincinatti, OH | - | c. 1890 |
| Isbell, H.J. | St. Louis, MO | - | c. 1894 |
| Iucci | NYC | - | c. 1930 |
| Jacklin, W. | Chicago, IL | - | c. 1890 |
| Jacobs, Dave | NYC | (Luban L. Lewis) | 1850-1885 |
| Jacobs, E. Lowell | Newark, DE | - | ?-present |
| Jacobs, R. | ? | - | c. 1855 |
| Karnolt, Wm. | NYC | - | c. 1880 |
| Kay | Chicago, IL | - | 1931-1967 |
| Keystone State (see Weymann) |
| Kibbe, C.O. | Hartford, CT | - | c. 1880 |
| Kilbourne, Wm. | Albany, NY | - | c. 1885 |
| Kraske & Co. | Chicago, IL | - | 1891-1924 |
| La Scalla (see Oscar Schmidt) |
| Landers | NYC | - | 1860-1890 |
| Lange, Wm. H. | NYC | Paramount, Langestyle | 1897-1939 |
| Leedy | Indianapolis, IN | - | ? |
| Levin, H.C. | NYC | - | 1891 |
| Lewis, E.D. | NYC | Champion | ? |
| Lewis, Geo. E. (see Haynes) |
| Libby Bros | Gorham, ME | - | c. 1890 |
| Liberty | ? | - | c. 1970's |
| Lion Mfg. Co. | Rock Rapids | - | c. 1895 |
| Locke, C.S. | ? | - | ? |
| Lohr, E. | NYC | - | c. 1870 |
| Long, C.G. | Selma, AL | - | c. 1870-1908 |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | - | 1920-1931 |
| Ludy | ? | - | ? |
| Luscomb, J.F. | Boston, MA | (Thompson & Odell) | 1897- 1928 |
| Lyon & Healy | Chicago, IL | Washburn, Mystic | 1864-1939 |
| Mager, J. | Baltimore, MD | - | ? |
| Majestic | ? | - | ? |
| Marsters, C.G. | Brooklyn, NY | - | c. 1890 |
| Martin Bros | NYC | Dobson Patent | c. 1863 |
| Martin, C.F. | Nazareth, PA | - | 1924-1925 |
| Martin, Fred | Boston, MA | (Buckbee, Fairbanks) | c. 1910 |
| Mather, Fred | NYC | (Buckbee) | c. 1860 |
| Maybell (see Slingerland) |
| Mays, Jerome | ? | - | c. 1891 |
| McCord, Hurcules | St. Louis, MO | - | 1855-1890 |
| Merlin | ? | (aluminium neck) | c. 1965 |
| Meyer, Fred C. | Phila, PA | (a wholesaler) | c. 1910 |
| Minalco | Kensington, Md | (kits) | c. 1970 |
| Minturn, J.D. | Syracuse, NY | - | ? |
| Morrell, Chas. | NYC | - | 1839-1849 |
| Morrell, Chas. | San Francisco, CA | - | 1859-1896 |
| Morrison, Jas. & Co. | NYC | - | 1870-1912 |
| Mustill, F.R. | ? | folding banjo | c. 1886 |
| Neat, Frank | Russell Springs, KY | - | ?- present |
| Nelson, H.C. | N. Evanston, IL | - | c. 1897 |
| Newcorn, Harry | NYC | - | ? |
| Oatley, A.G. | ? | - | c. 1875 |
| Oatley, H.F. | Putnam, CT | - | c. 1898 |
| Ode | Boulder, CO | - | 196?-197? |
| Ome | Boulder, CO | - | 197?-present |
| Orpheum (see Rettburg & Lange) |
| Paramount (see Rettburg & Lange) |
| Parker, Calvert | Keene, NH | - | c. 1922 |
| Pedulla-Orsini | North Dartmouth, MA | - | c. 1975 |
| Pepper, J.W. | Phila, PA | Premier (Fairbanks) | c. 1896 |
| Perfektone (see Progressive Music Co.) |
| Philharmonic | Providence, RI | - | c. 1928 |
| Pollman, August | NYC | Pollmanini, Silvertone, (Lyon & Healy) | c. 1890 |
| Proffitt, Frank | Vilas, NC | - | c. 1965 |
| Progressive Music Co. | NYC | (a wholesaler) | c. 1920 |
| Quinlan, J.E. | Boston, MA | - | c. 1897 |
| Ramsey, Mike | Lebanon, OH | - | ? |
| Regal | Indianapolis, IN | 20th Century, University | c. 1920 |
| Reiter, Bart | Haslet, MI | Whyte Ladye & Bacon repros | 1985-present |
| Rettburg & Lange | NYC | Orpheum, Paramount, etc | 1897-1922 |
| Richelieu | Oregon, WI | (acquired the Strom Banjo Co.) | 1973-present |
| Rickett, Jos. | Phila, PA | - | c. 1890 |
| Robinson, | Boston, MA | (Fairbanks, Gatcomb, Chase(?) | c. 1893 |
| Saunders, E.P. | Ludlow, VT | (similar to early Bacons) | c. 1912 |
| Schaeffer, Arling | Chicago, IL | Mellowtone (Schall) | 1911-1924 |
| Schall, J.B. | Chicago, IL | - | 1878-1907 |
| Schastey & Diesel | NYC | - | ? |
| Schattuck, B.E. | Boston, MA | - | 1895-1897 |
| Schmick, Wm. | Camden, NJ | Lyric (Fairbanks) | 1914-1925 |
| Schmidt, Oscar Inc. | Jersey City, NJ | La Scalla,Sovereign,Stella | c. 1920 |
| Schroeder, J.G. | NYC | JGS | c. 1902 |
| Shaw | Chicago, IL | - | c. 1914 |
| Simonson, V. | ? | - | c. |
| Slingerland | Chicago, IL | Slingerland, Maybell | 1918-1929 |
| Smith, Arthur E. | Greenfield, MA | - | 1973 - ?? |
| Snow, Billy | NYC | - | c. 18 |
| Sovereign (see Oscar Schmidt) |
| Star Banjo Co. | Boston, MA | - | c. 1882 |
| Stathopoulo, Epi | NYC | Epiphone | 1873-1957 |
| Stella (see Oscar Schmidt) |
| Stelling | ?, CA | - | 197?-pres |
| Stern, Jos. W. | NYC | Stewart Sons, 4S | 1902-1914 |
| Stetson, J.F. | Chicago, IL | (Fairbanks) | c. 1898 |
| Stewart & Bauer | Phila, PA | Monogram | 1898-1901 |
| Stewart, J.R. | Chicago, IL | Le Domino | c. 1926 |
| Stewart, S.S. | Phila, PA | - | 1878-1898 |
| Stimpson, J.H. | Reading, MA | - | ? |
| Stratton, J.F. | NYC | (a wholesaler) | c. 1881 |
| Stratton, W. & Handley, J. | Lowell, MA | (Cole) | c. 1890 |
| Strauss Mfg. Co. | NYC | - | c. 1902 |
| Strebe Bros | NYC | - | ? |
| Strom Banjo Co. | ? | - | c. 19??-1973 |
| Stromberg, Chas. A. | Boston, MA | - | 1910-1950 |
| Stromberg-Voisinette | Chicago, IL | Key Chord | c.1920-1931 |
| Sunhearth | Roaring Spring, PA | Fretless | c. 1975 |
| Supertone | ? | - | ? |
| Sweeney, Joel W. | Appomatox, VA | (some by Boucher) | 1831-1845 |
| Talmadge | Cincinatti, OH | - | c. 1885 |
| Teed, Geo. | NYC | - | 1862 |
| Teel, G.S.W. | Springfield, MA | - | c. 1890 |
| Thayer, Geo. L. | Mt. Upton, NY | Comet | 1913-192? |
| Thompson & Odell | Boston, MA | (Luscomb) | 1872-1905 |
| Thornburg, Bob | Bishop, CA | - | ? |
| Tilton, W.B. | NYC & Boston | (Haynes) | 1860-1885 |
| Trujo | San Francisco | (Gibson) | 1927-1934 |
| Turner (McTurner), John | NYC | - | 1862-1875 |
| Uncless, L. & MacGee, D. | Syracuse, NY | - | c. 1910 |
| Union Music Co. | Toledo, OH | - | 1919-1923 |
| Van Eps, Fred | Plainfield, NJ | (dist. by Lyon & Healey) | 1903-1929 |
| Vega Co. | Boston, MA | - | 1904-1978 |
| Vega Co. | Nazareth, PA | (Martin) | 1970-19?? |
| Waldo (see Barrows) |
| Washburn, Geo. | Chicago, IL | (Lyon & Healey) | 1890-1939 |
| Watt, C.L. | Phila, PA | - | c. 1870 |
| Wesley, John | ? | - | ? |
| Weymann, H.A. & Sons | Phila, PA | Keystone State, W&S | 1864-1934 |
| Wikes | Holyoke, MA | - | ? |
| Wildwood | Arcata, CA | - | 197?-present |
| Wilson, Albert | Troy, NY | - | 1850-1870 |
| Woods Banjo Co. | Falmouth, ME | - | c. 1887 |
| Wulschner, Emil & Sons | Indianapolis, IN | The Regal (wholesaler) | ? |
| Wurlitzer | NYC | - | ? |
| Wurlitzer, Rudolph | Cincinatti, OH | Howard | 1856-194? |