Silvertones were guitars sold by Sears but manufactured by five main companies: Danelectro, Harmony, National-Dobro (Supro/Valco), Kay, and Teisco. These companies were called "jobbers" because they were contracted (jobbed out) to make guitars for Sears. They also produced guitars under their own brand names. In almost all cases the guitars manufactured for Sears were identical to models sold directly by the manufacturers with only a logo or color change.
The early Silvertone electric guitars were made by Harmony and Danelectro, with a few exceptions. Danelectro had been making amplifiers since the 1940's for Sears, Epiphone and it's own brand. Their manufacturing facility was in Neptune New Jersey. The Dano's started mainly with the infamous "U" series which had the Lipstick pickups and "Coke-bottle" headstocks. Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and many other rock stars got started and continue to play the Dano's. Aside from the very first Danelectros for Sears they all had the Lipstick pickups. That's how you can tell a Dano from the other manufacturers. Danelectro also manufactured the infamous "amp-in-case" models
Here is a cool little video of a 1958 Silvertone Blues Slide
Another Silvertone video
Add a classic Silvertone Guitar to your collection. Here are todays listings on these collectible classic silvertone guitars
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 vintage silvertone electic guitar with amp built in cas  US $465.00
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 RARE SILVERTONE ELECTRIC LAP STEEL GUITAR PEANUT 50s US $142.50
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 Silvertone Lap Steel Guitar Vintage 1950s US $199.00
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 1950 s SILVERTONE KAY ARISTOCRAT 1452 1365 1371 US $1,595.00
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 1962 SILVERTONE MODEL 1448 US $500.00
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 1966 Silvertone DeArmond Pickup Set USA 1478 Silhouette US $127.50
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 1946 GENUINE MOJO™Legendary Silver USA Coin Guitar Pick US $12.99
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 VINTAGE SILVERTONE DANELECTRO U 1 U1 U ELECTRIC GUITAR US $755.25
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 HARMONY PICKGUARDNUTENDPINTAILPIECEBRIDGE WOW US $49.00
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 VINTAGE Decca Teisco Kingston Harmony Kay grn US $495.00
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 SILVERTONE JUPITER VINTAGE 1959 GUITAR WOW USA NR US $360.00
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 SIVLERTONE 1457 GUITAR AMP RARE ELETRIC US $500.00
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 RARE VINTAGE HARMONY KAY SILVERTONE ARCHTOP PROJECT US $49.00
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 57 SiLVERTONE H64 Harmony H63 Espanada Vintage Guitar US $1,380.11
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 Vintage Silvertone Guitar H605 Standard Size Birch Rare US $168.00
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 VINTAGE SILVERTONE GUITAR PROJECT US $99.00
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 DANELECTRO SILVERTONE HARDSHELL CASE CIRCA 1960S US $150.00
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 Circa 1960s Kay Silvertone Harmony Case US $95.00
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 Silvertone 1961 1962 1448 Electric Guitar w amp in Case US $200.00
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 Vintage 1960s Harmony Montclair Espanada Silvertone US $1,179.00
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 Vintage Silvertone Amp in Case 2 Pickup Model CLEEAAN US $1,179.00
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 Vintage 1960s Silvertone Amp in Case Danelectro CLEAN US $1,179.00
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 Vintage 1960s Kay Speedbump pickups original pair NR US $61.00
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 Vintage Harmony Silvertone Archtop Project Guitar US $16.50
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 Silvertone 1457 Danelectro 1965 Clean Original 2 PU US $489.98
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 Silvertone 1446L Chris Isaak Gibson Harmony archtop US $1,099.99
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 SILVERTONE 1478 Silhouette wiring harness pickguard US $99.00
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 OLD SILVERTONE ELECTRIC GUITAR US $102.50
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 Silvertone U1 Danelectro 1452 coke bottle nice guitar US $250.00
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 VINTAGE 60S PICKUP TEISCOKAWAIKENTSILVERTONE US $2.62
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