A Century of Music - Day 2 700: J. Howard Foote Guitar USD 1,000 - 1,500 J. Howard Foote GuitarMade in 1867. Manufactured by Bini's. Serial #: 176. Lower bout extending toward inner bout. Cracks on back, lower and upper bout. Height: 92cm.J. Howard Foote was born in Canton, CT in 1833. Foote was a musical instrument importer and retailer with shops in New York and Chicago, known for selling violins, banjos, and guitars. Foote stamped the interior center-strip of his instruments "Made by J. Howard Foote/ New York and Chicago". His New York location was the sole U.S. supplier for Courtois and the sole maker for the "Challenge" and J. Howard Foote "Superior" brands of light piston band instruments; also sole maker of "Favorite" & "Bini" patent guitars.The Meisel Collection. This instrument is being sold from The Meisel Collection assembled over a period of forty years by an accomplished attorney from Princeton, New Jersey. The owner traveled the world in search of rare, interesting, and handsome instruments to fill a collection that until now was displayed in his beautiful Princeton home.Please note: The items in the Meisel Collection are being sold F.O.B. Princeton, New Jersey. The recommended shipper is the U.P.S. Store, 174 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08542 which has extensive experience shipping fragile auction items. The Store can be emailed at
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