Ferry & Co.

Ferry & Co - Reed Musical Instrument Co.
Ferry & Co. appear to have been some kind of producer or reseller in Chicago in the 1920's, the Banjoleles I have seen branded by them appear to come from different makers but it's hard to find information on them now. What is known is in 1923 they started producing "Instant Noteless Player" invented by a man called James Reed, (who taught at the Conn Chicago Co. school of Music too.), and in 1926 the Reed Musical Instrument Co. was incorporated and started production of a range of Ukuleles using the Reed name. In addition to the unadorned Reed Ukuleles there was a range of decal finished models called the Silhouette another range of decal finished models called Colonial, and a range of instruments branded Lindy to commemorate Charles Lindbergh's flight in 1927.

In 1928 Ferry & Co. moved their instrument manufacturing from Chicago to St. Mary's, Ohio and this move certainly impacted production for a while. It is unclear if major production every really got going again, and if it did, how long the production continued or what happened to either Ferry & Co. or Reed Musical Instrument Co.?