Holton (Leblanc)

Frank Holton and Company

Company type	Private (1898–1964) Subsidiary (1964–2004) Brand (2004–present)
Industry	Musical instruments
Founded	1898
Founder	Frank E. Holton
Fate	Company acquired by Leblanc officially in 1964 although Leblanc did start to manufacturer some (Holton by Leblanc) branded band instruments starting in 1951, then became a brand
Headquarters	Elkhart, Indiana , United States
Number of locations	1
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Trumpets, cornets, French horns, trombones
Owner	Conn-Selmer

Holton is a brand owned by the Conn-Selmer division of Steinway Musical Instruments. The original business was a used instrument shop began in 1898 by American trombone player Frank Holton in Chicago, Illinois. The firm built brass instruments for ten years in Chicago, then in Elkhorn, Wisconsin from 1918 until 2008, when production of Holton-branded instruments moved to Eastlake, Ohio.^[1] The business remained independent until it was acquired by Leblanc in 1964. Leblanc was acquired by Conn-Selmer in 2004 and its properties became subsidiaries of Conn-Selmer.