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Jedson Banjo
Jedson Banjo
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Jedson Banjo

Made in England. Surface crack on resonator. Length: 96cm.

John Dallas started making his own banjos in London in 1875. In 1905-6 the three sons of Dallas were given dictatorships and the firm's title changed to John E. Dallas & Sons. By the late 1920's the Banjoist and Banjoleles were truly mass-produced and started to use the brand names of Jedson (and abbreviation of J.E. Dallas & Son). In this period, Dallas was also one of the biggest musical instrument distributor in the UK, selling a lot of Central European made instruments into this market using both their own and the original brand names with the JED and Mastertone catalogue. Soon the activities of the company had spread far beyond the fretted instruments and everything musical. With the outbreak of World War II, Dallas ceased to make banjos but in 1947 John E. Dallas & Sons Ltd. became a public company and they started selling the inexpensive banjos under the Jedson brand again. In addition to making their own branded Banjos, they were the original equipment manufacturer for most of and distributor for all of the Alvin Keetch Banjuleles and other instruments. Dallas also branded and sold wooden Ukuleles under the Jedson and other brand names.

The Meisel Collection. This instrument is being sold from The Meisel Collection assembled over a period of forty years by an accomplished attorney from Princeton, New Jersey. The owner traveled the world in search of rare, interesting, and handsome instruments to fill a collection that until now was displayed in his beautiful Princeton home.

Please note: The items in the Meisel Collection are being sold F.O.B. Princeton, New Jersey. The recommended shipper is the U.P.S. Store, 174 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08542 which has extensive experience shipping fragile auction items. The Store can be emailed at store2026@theupsstore.com or called at 609-924-0759. The auction house makes no commission on shipping; payment for shipping is made by the buyer directly to the shipper. Although buyers are free to use any shipper they choose, we have found this shipper to be fair and reliable.

Condition: More detailed condition reports and additional photographs are available by request. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in very fine condition. Please message us through the online bidding platform or email Guernsey's at auctions@guernseys.com to request a more thorough condition report.
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Jedson Banjo

Estimate $2,000 - $4,000
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