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d18dc - Posted - 06/21/2013: 11:41:36
How can you tell the age of the head on a banjo? I have a circa 1895 openback with a Amrwco Calf Standard head on it. When was this most likely put on ? .....Mike
d18dc - Posted - 06/21/2013: 17:12:05
1895?
That's what I'm asking. Did Amrawco supply skins back in 1895? Could this be original? ....Mike
jbalch - Posted - 06/21/2013: 18:52:21
1895? ... I dont think so ... American Rawhide Company (Amrawco) heads were made in Chicago up to the 1950s or 60s
d18dc - Posted - 06/21/2013: 20:03:16
When did they start business? That might give me an idea as to when this may have been replaced. Maybe compare he stamp or something. So I now know that it is at least about 50 or 60 years old . Thanks, ....Mike
Edited by - d18dc on 06/21/2013 20:06:11
jbalch - Posted - 06/21/2013: 20:15:04
I'm sorry I don't know the history of the company. The did a lot of advertising in the 1950s. Examples of several different ads can be found on ebaY. From the ads, I see that they were known for making precision gauged thickness - heads.
ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p3..._from=R40
I have always wondered if there was a connection to the United Rawhide company (also a Chicago business) that was purchased by Jeff Stern.
I would guess that the Amrawco mark is probably post WW2.
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