(Loar Period) manufacture date (traditional estimates) 1923 shipment date, according to Spann's Guide to Gibson
Mandolin, Style A
Serial 73858
Factory order number unknown
Description
Snakehead
Categories
Categories this instrument is a member of
Sheraton Brown finish
Snakehead peghead shape
Truss rod
Source
From Darryl Wolfe. Darryl Wolfe's F5 Journal is the authoritative work on the subject of Loar-signed and later Gibson mandolins