From the Pearl website: "Pearl started building drums in 1950 and in 1961 built a 15,000 sq. foot factory in Chiba, Japan to fill the worldwide demand for drum sets spurred by the popularity of Rock and Roll. These sets were inexpensive and bore the brand name of the distributor; such as Maxwin, CB-700, Crest, Revelle, Revere, Lyra, Majestic, Whitehall, Apollo, Toreador, Roxy, Coronet, and others...over 30 brands in all." Tama, known as Star and Hoshino back then, also followed suit. These drum sets were sold by the American department stores like Sears and Montgomery Ward and music distributors like St. Louis Music and C Bruno and Sons who imported them as "stencil sets", thus many of the models were sold under many different names or badges; Please join the forums, read the FAQ, and explore the catalogs and other research aids on this site before asking questions in the forum or emailing.