Herwin

This U.S. record label was produced between 1924-1930 for the of St. Louis by the and . The label's name is derived from brothers HERbert and EdWIN Schiele, who were executives of the Artophone Corporation, a major midwestern distributor of and records. It was largely devoted to releases of race and country records, but also issued some popular fare. Earlier issues were produced by the and labels featured scrollwork decorations. Production shifted to in 1927, and those releases are marked "Electrically Recorded". Most Herwin issues contain material that was also released on and , but alternate takes were often used on Herwin pressings. also licensed masters from the , and some of these were pressed on the Herwin label. The Schiele brothers sold the Herwin brand to the Wisconsin Chair Company, owners of , in 1930 and the company discontinued production of the label.

The Herwin design was revived in the 1970s for an unrelated LP series. These releases should be entered on a different label page: .