Bidspirit auction | Washburn Bowl-Back Mandolin and Hard

Washburn Bowl-Back Mandolin and Hard Shell Case with Accessories - This Washburn bowl-back mandolin, likely a Style 115 or similar model, was manufactured by the Chicago firm Lyon and Healy. The instrument features a spruce soundboard with a multi-ply decorative purfling border and an oval soundhole. An inset pickguard made of tortoiseshell-patterned celluloid is featured below the soundhole with a floral scalloped edge. The bowl is constructed from approximately 13 dark rosewood ribs separated by thin, light-colored wood stringing. The mahogany neck supports a dark-stained hardwood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays at the 5th, 7th, and 10th frets. The headstock is finished with a rosewood veneer and houses two four-on-a-plate mechanical tuning machines with yellowed cream-colored buttons. A stamped metal tailpiece with a scalloped edge is mounted at the base of the body. An internal oval paper label is inscribed: THE NEW WASHBURN LATEST MODEL, with perimeter text stating: HIGHEST AWARD AT WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION, CHICAGO, 1893 and GOLD MEDAL AND DIPLOMA OF HONOR ANTWERP, 1894. The instrument is accompanied by a black hard-shell case with a red plush-lined interior. Included accessories are a vintage pack of Martin mandolin strings, a Master Key chromatic pitch instrument by WM. Kratt Co. in its original red plastic case, and one celluloid plectrum. Overall Length: 24 inches Body Width: 7.75 inches. Pickup is Friday, July 31, from Noon to 7 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: shipping@burnsbid.com. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB342