Object Details
- Description
This banjo ukulele was made by an unknown maker in the United States around 1925-1930. It is a Four-String Banjo Ukulele, made of different colored woods, 17 frets, friction tuning pegs. A similar instrument appears in a 1918 Wurlitzer catalog (No. 110).
During the 1920s and 1930s banjo ukuleles were manufactured by the thousands. The majority of these instruments were inexpensive. They were easy to play, and produced a louder sound than the traditional Hawaiian ukulele, which created an irresistible appeal.
As per Dee Cook Leggett, this banjo ukulele was given to her mother, the donor, Elma Grace Hanika Cook, by Elma's mother, Nellie Ann Harmon Hanika as a high school graduation present.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Elma Grace Hanika Cook
- 1915-1920
- 1925-1930
- ID Number
- 1989.0565.01
- accession number
- 1989.0565
- catalog number
- 1989.0565.01
- Object Name
- banjo ukelele
- banjo ukulele
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 21 1/2 in x 7 1/8 in x 3 in; 54.61 cm x 18.0975 cm x 7.62 cm
- place made
- United States
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Banjos
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606934
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-656c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
