Summary
manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1917 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style F2
Serial 40627
Factory Order number: 3638
Description
Red finish. Inlaid buttons - (possible error in numbers?)
Source
From Gryphon Strings.
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