Toy banjo-ukulele

Date1920-1940 ca.

Place MadeUnited States, North America

Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Europe

Modelmetal camp uke / toy ukulele

Serial No.none

DescriptionBody: circular shape
Soundboard: sheet steel
Back: sheet steel
Ribs: sheet steel
Head: sheet steel
Neck: sheet steel; rectangular outline; hollow
Heel cap: none; piece of sheet steel tapered to meet back
Binding: none
Fingerboard: sheet steel; 14 pressed frets
Nut: sheets steel; integral with and pressed from fingerboard
Bridge: sheets steel; partially missing
Tuners: two later ebony violin pegs
Rosette: elevated ring, integral with top
Finish: red paint
Linings: none
Neck block: none
End block: none
Top bracing: none
DimensionsTotal ukulele length: 490 mm (19-5/16″)
Body diameter: 216 mm (8-1/2″)
Rib height: 37 mm (2″)
Head length: 95 mm (3-3/4″)
Head width, top: 62 mm (2-7/16″)
Head width, bottom: 39 mm (1-17/32″)
Neck length (nut to ribs): 171 mm (6-23/32″)
Neck width, nut: 39 mm (1-17/32″)
Neck width, heel: 43 mm (1-11/16″)
Soundhole diameter: 35 mm (1-3/8″)
Vibrating string length (nut to bridge edge): 352 mm (13-7/8″)

Credit LinePaul and Jean Christian Collection

Object number11251

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