Gibson non-Mastertone Banjos
1918-1944

A word about the dating of vintage Gibson banjos.

1918-1924

TB #349

RB-4 #11101A-13, the "Tal Brown"

PB-1 #11055A-31

TB-5 #11086A-34

UB #11159A-13

TB-1 #11786-7

1925

TB-0 #8014-40

TB-0 #8015-10

TB-0 #8040-41

TB-2 #8054-19

TB-0 #8067-15, the "Elmer Barbeau"

MB-2 #8112-40

MB-3 #8228-27

1926

MB-2 #8298-19

MB-3 #8336-34

TB-2 #8439-83, the "Edgar G. Scott"

1927

MB-2 #8594-1

TB-2 #8650-25

RB-1 #8652-5

UB-5 #8945-16, the "Elmo Allred"

1928

PB-1 #8973-3, the "Anton Smith"

TB-1 #9190-41

1929

TB-2 #9331-14

RB-1 #9359-7

TB-Custom #9364-1

TB-1 #9383-3

TB-1 #9464-31

RB-1 #9468-5

TB-2 #9469-49

TB-1 #9477-4

TB-1 #9477-14

TB-1 #9477-18

RB-2 #9487-12

1930

TB-1 #9519-21

TB-2 #9520-2, the "J.B. George"

TB-2 #9520-30

TB-2 #9520-39

RB-1 #9527-6

RB-1 #9527-18, the "A.E. Rawlonsory"

TB-1 #9539-54

TB-1 #9543-31

TB-1 #9544-42

TB-1 #9545-3

TB-1 #9545-44

TB-2 #9546-9, the "Ross MacGregor"

TB-2 #9546-24, the "Andrew Rampulla"

TB-2 #9548-6

PB-1 #9559-37

PB-1 #9559-40

RB-1 #9563-14, the "Jack Reedy"

TB-2 #9691-22, the "Helen Knighton"

Studio King tenor #9717-12

Studio King tenor #9717-20

TB-1 #9719-2

TB-2 #9729-43, the "Donald Hall"

TB-1 #9774-21

RB-1 #9775-3

Recording King tenor #9779-1

1931

TB-1 #9812-30

RB-1 #9846-7

Kel Kroydon KK-10 tenor #9851

TB-1 #9877-50

RB-11 #9938, the "Lester Dunn"

GB-1 #9970-1

Truett plectrum banjo #9971

TB-1 #3-21

TB-1 #3-48

RB-1 #87-3, the "Grace Attfield"

RB-1 #117-7, the "Troy Foster"

TB-1 #124-12, the "Charlie 'Tex' Oldokowski"

TB-1 #128-14

TB-1 #157-22, the "Marian Lauber"

RB-1 #213-4, the "M. Campbell Lorini"

1933

uncatalogued TB #606-1

uncatalogued RB #617-1

1934

TB-2 #824-10

Recording King #731 tenor banjo, the "Paul Binder"

1936

TB-1 #749-7

RB-1 #919-5

1937

TB-1 #1109-4

RB-1 #686-4

RB-2 #1112-1

TB-1 #1115-3, the "Bert Johnson"

RB-1 #1176-1

1938

TB-11 #DA-5007

RB-11 #DA-5011

RB-11 #DA-5027

TB-11 #DA-5066

Recording King M-6 tenor #DW-668

1939

TB-1 #DA-5091

RB-1 #EA-5316

ETB-150 #EGE-3899

TB-00 #EG-5712

1940

TB-00 #F560-7

TB-11 #FG817-1

TB-00 #F1159-25, the "Harold K. Fisher"

TB-11 #F2258-8

RB-00 #FG-2588

1941

TB-11 #E3795-6

RB-00 #2476

1942

TB-11 #F5924-9, the "Harvey Davenport"

undetermined

Recording King tenor #485

"Charles McNeil" Recording King five-string #1920

TB-X

Kalamazoo TB #NSN

Kalamazoo TB #NSN, the "Chas. Rush"

Kalamazoo KRB #NSN

Kalamazoo KRB, the "Tom Bill Draughn"

MB-00 #NSN

PB-00 #NSN

RB-00 #NSN

TB-00 #NSN

PB-11 #NSN, the "Carlos Brown"

Recording King RB #NSN

S.S. Stewart brand TB-11 #NSN

S.S. Stewart brand TB-11 #NSN, the "Maynard Yocum"

TB-00 #NSN, the "Anthony DiSabatino, Sr."

TB-00 #NSN, the "Dick Hysell"

TB-00 #NSN, the "Jack Rice"

TB-11 #NSN, the "Lillie Linebarrier"

TB-11 # no number

TB-11 # no number

RB-11 #NSN

TB-11, the "William G. Proctor"

 

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