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H422 Guitar, small, wood, maker unknown, Buenos Aires, Argentina, [late 19th century].
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Label on the inside indicates 1882 as a possible earliest year of manufacture.

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Description
Guitar, small, wood, maker unknown, Buenos Airies, Argentina, [late 19th century].

Small guitar of light coloured wood, six strings. Round sound hole with decorative circles around edge, 18 brass frets, graduated and closer together near sound hole. Six tuning pegs on head stock of darker wood. paper label on the inside printed black on white, in Spanish.

Maker: unknown; Buenos Aires, Argentina; 1875 - 1900
Marks
Label inside the guitar, printed black on white writen in Spanish "FABRICA DE GUITARRAS" on the left hand side, "BUENOS AIRES/ CUYO No726 VIESO 1882/ ENTRE MONTE VIDEO/ Y./ RODRIGUEZ PENA/ Se compone toda clase/ INSTUMENTOS DE CUERDA". at the bottom, "FRANCISCO NUNEZ Y CA./ TELEFONO COOPERATIVE 399", on the right hand side, "BUENOS AIRES/ CUYO NO. 1624/ NUEVO/ ENTRE MONTEVIDEO/Y/ RODRIGUEZ PENA/ se venden/ Guardas Romanas/ BORDONES ESPANOLES". The center is decorated with images of guitars and medals.
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H422
Production date
1875 - 1900
Height
72 mm
Width
165 mm

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Acquisition credit line
Purchased 1891

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