Summary
1916 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1915 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A1
Serial 28053
Factory Order number: 2868
Description
Pumpkin color spruce top, pearl "The Gibson" inlaid on headstock. Ivoroid-bound ebony fretboard with dot inlays, ivoroid-bound top, compensated ebony bridge, pickguard missing the clamp, "The Gibson" engraved tailpiece, 4-in-a-line tuners with ivoroid buttons, appears all original except for bridge, with OHSC bought from original owner’s family
From Barry Henderson, KY, private collector of Mandolins
