Re: Has anybody heard of an English maker called Frederick Winslo
Welcome vic-victor to the Winslow owners club! I have one very similar, dated 1927, number 3. It has slightly fancier neck and back woods - bird's eye maple - but with the same fittings and construction as yours. I also have a later one of the same design but using Indian Rosewood for the back and sides. That one is numbered 58 and dated 1933 with a similar reliance-type case (no label).
Winslow filed his US patent application in 1927 so, assuming he started building his characteristic mandolins in the same year, he was averaging seven or eight instruments a year. Although he had already made 29 of them by 1928 (vic-victor's new acquisition), which may have been back-orders, so he seemed to average only about five a year after 1928. I am guessing they were quite expensive- I have never seen a price list - so, with the Great Depression kicking in and mandolins losing favour in popular music, he may not have continued after 1933. Anyone who knows better, please pile in.
Kevin
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