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| Specifications: |
| 8-string Mandolin. |
| Round back. |
| Spruce top with inlay. |
| Birch & walnut 11-part back. |
| 5-ply mosaic bound top. |
| Mosaic rosette. |
| Unbound headstock. |
| Unbound fingerboard with varied mother-of-pearl inlay. |
| Bone nut. |
| Engraved aluminium tailpiece. |
| Natural finish. |
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| Introduced: Circa 1900 |
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| Earliest known example: 1131 (1903) |
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| Circa 1907: |
| Maple & walnut back. |
| Renamed Model 55. |
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| 28848 (1915) |
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| Circa 1918: |
| 13-part back. |
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| 40807 (1918) |
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| Circa 1921: |
| Mosaic and celluloid bound top. |
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| Latest known example: 48814 (1921) |
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