Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc.

Record company established in 1924 by Louis Sterling.
Please do not confuse with earlier companies - Columbia Phonograph Company.

The company was incorporated on February 26, 1924 following the reconstruction of the Columbia Graphophone Manufacturing Company & Columbia Graphophone Company Ltd.

On November 1, 1926, Columbia Phonograph Co, Inc., acquired the Okeh Phonograph Corporation to oversee these operations.

On April 20, 1931, the Columbia Graphophone Co. Ltd. was merged with The Gramophone Co. Ltd. to form the parent holding company Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. (CBS). In 1940 the assets of Columbia Phonograph Company, Inc. were transferred to American Record Corp., which was then renamed Columbia Recording Corporation. That company became the owner of the US Columbia trademarks.

On labels between 1933 and 1937, the company name appears abbreviated as C.P.CO..
On labels between 1937 and Fall 1939, the company name appears abbreviated as Columbia Phonograph Co.