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Electric mandolin
Electric mandolin
Electric mandolin

Electric mandolin

Date1965 -1971 ca.
Place DistributedSt. Louis, Missouri, United States, North America
Place MadeJapan, Asia
ModelPrairie Electric
Serial No.none
SignedLabel on pegboard: Lindell Engraved on back of pegboard: JAPANDescriptionElectric mandolins enjoyed significant popularity in the 1960s and were found in many of the trade catalogs of the time. The Lindell brand was sold by St. Louis Music Supply, a wholesale distributor, and was made in Japan by an unknown manufacturer. It is intended to be affordable and is of moderate, but functional, quality.
DimensionsLength: 27 ¼”
Body diameter: 10 3/8”
ProvenanceGift of Arne B. Larson, 1988
Credit LineGift of Arne B. Larson, 1988
Object number04319
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