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I wish to know how much this item is worth so I have an idea when I do to sell it. it is in great condition and has the original case and extra strings also. I did take a picture of the back of the item but it was too big to load. However, I am sure that someone that know this type of item will know what the back looks like.
Re: antique wood guitar..George washburn 1835
i am not an appraiser but seen a simular one on a show a few months ago. That is worth A LOT!!! Take good care of it! Looks like you have some crackling of the paint so maybe need to put it somewhere that isnt so dry. Not too much moisture eaither? lol Nice seeing it though! The one i seen was worth 10's of thousands!
Re: antique wood guitar..George washburn 1835
With a label like this there's no way it dates from 1835 ;~) Washburn didn't even begin production of guitars intil 1883-88 . Here's a link for you http://www.ducksdeluxe.com/washburn.html
Re: antique wood guitar..George washburn 1835
Be careful as it is very common to fake labels on guitars in order to sell something as a more valuable piece. I have seen this countless times with Gibson guitars. If your label truly says 1835 then this would be a red flag that it's a counterfeit piece. Remember that you can even buy new "old" guitar labels on eBay.
Here's some additional information about the Washburn trademark:
The Washburn trademark was originated by the Lyon & Healy company of Chicago, Illinois. George Washburn Lyon and Patrick Joseph Healy were chosen by Oliver Ditson, who had formed the Oliver Ditson Company, Inc. in 1835 as a musical publisher. Ditson was a primary force in music merchandising, distribution, and retail sales on the East Coast. In 1864 the Lyon & Healy music store opened for business. The late 1800s found the company ever expanding from retail, to producer, and finally distributor. The Washburn trademark was formally filed for in 1887, and the name applied to quality stringed instruments produced by a manufacturing department of Lyon & Healy. Lyon & Healy were part of the Chicago musical instrument production conglomerate that produced musical instruments throughout the early and mid-1900s.
As in business, if there is demand, a successful business will supply. Due to their early pioneering of mass production, the Washburn facility averaged up to one hundred instruments a day! Lyon & Healy/Washburn were eventually overtaken by the Tonk Bros. company, and the Washburn trademark was eventually discarded.
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Re: antique wood guitar..George washburn 1835
I'm surprised that none of the first four comments tell you that it's not a guitar. It's a mandolin.
The bowl-shaped back was made popular when they were first used in Naples, Italy around 1760. They were very popular in Italy and France and much serious music was (and still is) written for it. From about 1880 and into the 20th century they were commonly bought as tourist souvenirs and thus a market for inexpensive ones appeared.
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Italian emigrés took them to the US and they became popular in Music Hall, Ragtime and Country circles. Versions appeared with flat backs for those who couldn't handle round back instruments and so the mandolin was absorbed into American culture. Any decent guitar maker/repairer should tell you if it's a good or average instrument within five minutes of handling it. It certainly isn't 1835 and I'm guessing from the photos that it's about 1940. Average mandolins are common and should fetch about $80-150 in good condition. I hope this helps.