1919 Gibson A Mandolin #50367

Summary

1919 manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1918 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A
Serial 50367
Factory Order number: 11147

Description

Brown finish, single-piece top. Purple case lining, '23 Lehigh pennant on case. Tailpiece has "Geo. S. Koch '23, Lehigh Mandolin Club, Lehigh University, USA' inscribed on the inside. Pickguard decomposed and oxidized the top.

Categories

Categories this instrument is a member of

• Purple-lined hardshell case
• Sheraton Brown finish

Source

Anonymous Submission