
Fretless tackhead banjo
Unrecorded maker
c.1840 · Maple and various other woods, metal tacks, calfgut strings
Cleared · Public Domain
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Fretless tackhead banjo
Unrecorded maker
c.1840 · Maple and various other woods, metal tacks, calfgut strings
Cleared · Public Domain
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Banjo
William Esperance Boucher, Jr. (d. 1899)
ca. 1840 · Wood, gourds, sheepskin
Cleared · Public Domain
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Banjo
William Esperance Boucher, Jr. (d. 1899)
ca. 1845 · Hardwood, calfskin, brass, iron
Cleared · Public Domain
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Banjo
Hercules McCord (d. 1890)
ca. 1859 · Metal, wood
Cleared · Public Domain
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Banjo, from the Musical Instruments series (N82) for Duke brand cigarettes
W. Duke, Sons & Co. (d. 1920)
1888 · Commercial color lithograph
Cleared · Public Domain
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Banjo
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1870–1910 · Wood, parchment, metal
Cleared · Public Domain
liveNo open reproduction
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Banjo
Henry C. Dobson
After 1878 · Calfskin head, various woods, metal hardware, nylon strings
In copyright
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Banjo-viola
Unrecorded maker
late 19th century · Wood, brass, ebony, mother of pearl
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
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Piccolo Banjo
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1900 · Cherry and maple wood, various materials
In copyright
liveNo open reproduction
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Banjo
Unrecorded maker
ca. 1890–1910 · Wood, parchment, metal
In copyright
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Banjo
James J. Hartel
2025 · Maple rim with rosewood veneer, cherry neck with rosewood fingerboard and peghead overlay, maple inlay on the fingerboard and peghead, calfskin head on the rim (w/ copper flesh hoop)
In copyright
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Banjo
Peter R. Ross
2025 · maple, gourd, goatskin, upholstery tacks, bone nuts, nylon strings, wenge tailpeice, rosewood tuning pegs.
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