Re: Antique Store Find.
My non-expert "analysis" -- American made, early 20th century, a mid-line or better instrument originally, judging by the number of rosewood ribs in the bowl, and the mother-of-pearl rosette and pickguard inlay.
Here's a Midland with some similar features. Midland was a brand made for the Wurlitzer music stores. I'm not ID'ing this as a Midland, but tentatively grouping yours as one of the Chicago-made instruments widely distributed a century ago.
Worth fixing? Quite possibly. Are you considering?
Allen Hopkins
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