VINTAGE VEGA CO LITTLE WONDER BANJO 41814 FAIRBANKS BOSTON MASS

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VINTAGE THE VEGA CO LITTLE WONDER BANJO IN ORIGINAL CASE WW1 PERIOD 1910 TO 1920/IVORY ?/NECK IS STRAIGHT/APPEARS TO BE ALL ORIGINAL AMAZING CONDITION FOR AGE/
CASE SHOWS MUCH WEAR AND TEAR
FAIRBANKS NUMBER 41814 INSIDE
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS /USA
29 NICKLE SILVER FRETS VERY GOOD CONDITION
FOUR STRINGS
HAS EXTRA PACKAGES OF BLACK DIAMOND STRINGS INCLUDED
IT HAS 17 FRETS /MEASURES 21 INCHES /30 INCHES TOTAL LENGTH/
I BELIEVE THAT IS IS A TENOR
CROWN STAMP ON SKIN PROBABLY REPLACED AT SOME POINT
STRING KNOBS A LONG PIECE OF TRIM DOWN ONE SIDE AND THE DOTS IN BETWEEN THE FRETS OF MOTHER OF PEARL OR ABALONE
THE FAIRBANKS SIGNATURE ON THE BANJO SEEMS TO INDICATE AN EARLIER MARK WHEN THE BANJOS FROM VEGA WERE OF A HIGHER QUALITY I AM RESEARCHING AS I GO AS I AM NOT VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT BANJOS