1953 Vintage Pan American Trombone

Description

This Pan American is dated at 1953. Comes with the original case and what I assume is the OG mouthpiece, but it is unmarked. Also has an old lyre with it. This horn is in good shape with some minor dents. We cleaned it up in our shop so it's good to go!
History of Pan American:
The company was founded in 1917 by Carl Greenleaf who was president of C.G. Conn. Greenleaf was expanding Conn's production of musical instruments, seeking to develop the amateur and educational markets for musical instruments, and developing retail sales distribution to expand Conn's sales channels beyond their mail-order business. Formation of the new instrument manufacturing company was the foundation of Conn's effort to develop the student and amateur markets. In 1919, Pan American's production was moved to the former Angledile Scale Company factory which was also owned by Conn. The factory produced
Pan American
branded instruments as well as blank instruments to be sold under merchandisers' "stencil" brands. Conn also founded the Continental Music distributing company in 1923 to establish its retail presence across the United States. After about 1930, PABIC was absorbed by its parent company Conn. Use of the
Pan American
trademark for Conn's second-line instruments continued until 1955.
Cavalier
and
Continental Colonial
were other trademarks for second-line instruments sold through Conn's main channels.