Re: I just want to know the year
If you can post a pic, it may be instructive to compare it to Lyon & Healy or Washburn catalog pics. My B & J Victoria is likely L & H made, resembles closely Washburn's Model 250, with a differently shaped headstock and inlays that vary from the ones shown in the catalog. Woods, rib count, number of frets etc. are in line with the Washburn specs. Pleijsier's book Washburn Prewar Instrument Styles has a wealth of catalog drawings.
Allen Hopkins
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