Rock on!

Today is the anniversary of the first electric guitar patent. We celebrate Etsy-style.

Janet Kornblum

Updated on June 3 2021 3:28 am CDT

Aug 10, 1937, the first-ever electric guitar patent awarded to the Electro String Corporation, according to History.com. So how about thrashing it Etsy style? Charms, clothing — real guitars. It’s all on Etsy.

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Janet Kornblum

Janet Kornblum was the Daily Dot’s first features editor. She works as a journalist and licensed private investigator in the Bay Area, and she has contributed reporting and photography to USA Today and CNET.