Mary Osborne

Mary Osborne used an EH-150 or similar model to establish the “Electric Spanish” guitar as a format that was here to stay. Other makers such as Epiphone, Gretsch, Stromberg, and D’Angelico took up the flag, but Gibson was never really toppled as the classic jazz rig of choice.

http://www.gibson.com/news-lifestyle/features/en-us/legendaryrigsclassicjazz.aspx

http://www.vintageguitar.com/8559/mary-osborne/

Mary Osborne is pictured with her W.G. Barker Archtop guitar in a vintage photograph available on Vintageguitar.

Mary Osborne is pictured with her 1952 Gibson L-5 CES in a user-uploaded photo on Vintage Guitar's website, showcasing her connection to this iconic semi-hollowbody electric guitar.

http://www.vintageguitar.com/8559/mary-osborne/

With her husband, Ralph Scaffidi, a trumpet player, she moved to Bakersfield in 1968 where they formed and ran the Osborne Guitar Company, which later became the Osborne Sound Laboratories, a manufacturer of amplifiers and public-address systems. She appeared at the Kool Jazz Festival in New York in 1981 and played at the Village Vanguard two years ago.

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/03/06/arts/mary-osborne-electric-guitarist-lauded-in-jazz-world-dies-at-70.html