Object Details
maker
Bacon Banjo Co., Inc.
Description
This banjo was made by the Bacon Banjo Company, Inc. of Groton, Connecticut, about 1932. It is a Four-String Tenor Banjo, “B&D Senorita” model, serial #31245 with 24 brackets and a pearloid covered resonator, fretboard, and peghead. “Senorita” models were the lower priced, medium grade, banjos made by the company. There is an inscribed metal plate on the back of the resonator and stamped on the dowel stick:
MADE BY
BACON BANJO CO. INC.
GROTON, CONN
Fred J. Bacon started the company in 1920. Two years later, David L. Day left the Vega Company to join the Bacon Banjo Company. By 1940, the Bacon Banjo Company had been purchased by the Gretsch Company who continued to make Bacon and B&D banjos until the late 1960s.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Ivan T. Lorenzen
date made
1932
1932
ID Number
MI.71.15
catalog number
71.15
accession number
297495
Object Name
banjo
Physical Description
wood (overall material)
metal (overall material)
animal skin (overall material)
plastic (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 33 1/2 in x 13 in x 3 1/2 in; 85.09 cm x 33.02 cm x 8.89 cm
place made
United States: Connecticut, Groton
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_605687