Summary
manufacture date (traditional estimates)
1922 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A
Serial 71xxx
Factory Order number: 11776
Description
Tortoise back-bound A. label damaged, first two digits of 71xxx visible which match up with other known members of batch 11776
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
- Tortoise back binding
- Green-lined hardshell case
- Sheraton Brown finish
- Snakehead peghead shape
- Truss rod
- Unusual instrument
Source
From eBay
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