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Re: Can anyone identify this banjo mandolin?
It appears to be what is known as a "zither banjo." I believe that most zither banjos were made in the UK. I don't recall seeing many mando-zither banjos.
What does it say on the label on the peghead?
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Re: Can anyone identify this banjo mandolin?
It is almost certainly a Reliance/George Houghton instrument. The case is definitely a Reliance made case. Here is one sold on ebay as a Reliance/George Houghton instrument:
Here is one from the 1930s. In the 1930s George Houghton & Sons- GH&S chose the "lion couchant" as the company's logo:
https://jakewildwood.blogspot.com/20...-mandolin.html
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