A few examples of appraisal values for
OLD BANJOS

• Antique/Vintage Banjo in case
  Antique/Vintage Banjo in case
• Folk Art Tin Banjos American. Two
  Folk Art Tin Banjos American. Two folk art banjos each with tin body wooden handle and metal strings; largest lg. 33.5 wd. 10 dp. 4.25 in. Condition: Missing strings and wear.
• HOMEMADE FOLK ART BANJO, CA. 1900Homemade
  HOMEMADE FOLK ART BANJO, CA. 1900Homemade folk art banjo, ca. 1900, with brass pot, bone bridge, and tail piece, 33 1/2" l. Condition: Missing two peg sockets, as expected wear consistent with age and use.
• Small banjo (banjo-lin), four mother
  Small banjo (banjo-lin), four mother of pearl inlays, 21"L. Surface wear, missing strings and clamp.
• TWO FOLK ART HOMEMADE BANJOSTwo
  TWO FOLK ART HOMEMADE BANJOSTwo folk art homemade banjos, one inscribed on underside Jesse E. Stout Snow Camp Alamance Co. ? N. C. - Oct. the 28th, 10-11 33" l. and 22" l. Condition: Overall good condition.
• AMERICAN VERNACULAR FIVE-STRING
  AMERICAN VERNACULAR FIVE-STRING FRETLESS BANJO Appalachia. 2nd half, 19th century; with fixed rawhide head set on a wooden rim; cherry, the body about 10 1/4 in. Diam., 2 1/8 in. D., 36 in. L. overall.
• 2 pieces. Original Photographs
  2 pieces. Original Photographs - Salt prints: Banjo player with other musical instruments. Ca. 1850. Ovate, 7 1/8 x 5 1/4 inches (180 x 133 mm). Somewhat faded. * Performer with hat and cane (Jo Cowell?). Ca. 1857. 6 5/8 x 4 1/8 inches (168 x 105 mm). Rich ptg., clean & well preserved.
• Patriotic Civil War-Period Banjo
  Patriotic Civil War-Period Banjo 33.5 in. overall no maker's mark one piece dark wood neck and headstock wooden pot with brass rim skin head. Rim adorned with 16 decorative hooks each depicting an American eagle grasping the Union Forever banner.?Lacking bridge strings tuner and tailpiece. This instrument is similar to those seen in Civil War images.AUCTIONEER'S NOTE: It has been called to our attention that this banjo was probably produced after the Civil War ca 1870s-1880s.? Condition: Expected wear including some wear to fretboard with some nicks and scratches.?
• Two banjos and two banjo ukuleles
  Two banjos and two banjo ukuleles Estimate $ 100-200 No condition report supplied.
• Vintage ORPHEUM Banjo. From a Long
  Vintage ORPHEUM Banjo. From a Long Island estate. Dimensions: 24" long
• AMERICAN FOLKSY HOMEMADE BANJO.
  AMERICAN FOLKSY HOMEMADE BANJO. Mid 20th century six strings, silver painted head with punched cross and religious phrase "He is Lord of All, Walk With him". Rim and back in glittery purple. 37"h.
• UNMARKED BANJO UKECirca 1950Plain
  UNMARKED BANJO UKECirca 1950Plain unadorned peghead with unlisted shape. Twelve cleat pot. Waverly five-string tailpiece. No bridge. Original green felt soft bag-case.
• An American Inlaid Five-String
  An American Inlaid Five-String Banjo-Banjeaurine c. 1894 by Samuel S. Stewart Phila. serial # 9538 fully marked with intricate wood and mother-of-pearl inlay some restoration.
• VINTAGE FOUR-STRING RESONATOR TENOR
  VINTAGE FOUR-STRING RESONATOR TENOR BANJO Circa 1930s-1940s, anonymous, with maple rim, resonator and neck; shell inlay on headstock; the resonator back with decal of a classic Spanish galleon under full sail.
• FAIRBANKS-VEGA STYLE K EIGHT STRING
  FAIRBANKS-VEGA STYLE K EIGHT STRING BANJO-MANDOLINCirca 1920sWith 10 1/8 pot new head and original hard-shell case.''
• ANTIQUE EZY TUNE OPEN BACK BANJO
  ANTIQUE EZY TUNE OPEN BACK BANJO four string 27 fret bars 10 1/2'' body mother of pearl inlays ivory color post type tuners all in fitted hard case with spare strings. The banjo shows moderate to heavy wear and has a few repairs and some oxidation.
• Banjo Four string banjo with inlay
  Banjo Four string banjo with inlay and painted ship scene on backside. Maker unknown. ?Includes latching case; 30.5 in. Condition: In need of repair.
• FOUR STRING TENOR BANJOFour string
  FOUR STRING TENOR BANJOFour string tenor banjo. Early 20th Century. Mother-of-pearl star inlay on headstock, flat wooden resonator screwed onto back. Grover Nontip banjo bridge holds strings on drum head. Wear and scuffing to drum head, loss to varnish around neck. Some j-hook brackets are loose. Wear to exterior of fitted case, tearing to felt inside case. 32" H x 12 1/2" L x 4" W
• VINTAGE 1940-50'S CELLULOID TENOR
  VINTAGE 1940-50'S CELLULOID TENOR RESONATOR BANJO United States,C.1950Four string tenor banjo with celluloid covered headstock, resonator, and fretboard with chrome accents. Includes booklet on music and hardshell carrying case.
• Estrada 4 string banjo with resonator
  Estrada 4 string banjo with resonator and wrist rest. Very good condtion. Comes with soft shell case.
• VINTAGE DIXIE BANJO-UKULELE 1940s-1950s,
  VINTAGE DIXIE BANJO-UKULELE 1940s-1950s, aluminum construction with traditional head and wooden bridge. A little guy who is very loud!
• BELTONE BANJO, ETC.Beltone banjo,
  BELTONE BANJO, ETC.Beltone banjo, together with a Stella mandolin, a Weymann mandolin, and a zither. Condition: As found.
• 1920S DEWITT 4 STRING TENOR BANJO
  1920S DEWITT 4 STRING TENOR BANJO United States,Circa 1920Four string seventeen fret banjo with inlaid tendril design headstock and inlaid resonator.
• OLD KRAFTSMAN FIVE-STRING BANJOCirca
  OLD KRAFTSMAN FIVE-STRING BANJOCirca 1960sMade by Kay for Spiegel department stores. Needs strings and a new bridge.
• A five string banjo in oak finish
  A five string banjo in oak finish case 36ins overall and case for same and a Savana stained wood and chromed metal ukulele 21.5ins overall and case for same
• EARLY 20TH CENT. EAST TN FOLK ART
  EARLY 20TH CENT. EAST TN FOLK ART BANJOAppalachian fretless five string banjo with skin head, Johnson County, Tennessee. Signed in pencil to the underside of head "RFD 1 Box 30/ Volna Osborne/ Dortha Wallace/ Nov 18 1925_Tenn/RFD1 Box 30". 33 3/4"L x 10" dia. (head). Note: Volna Marion Osborne (b. Feb. 7, 1899) and Dortha Ella Wallace (b. Jan. 27, 1900) were married by 1920. Condition: Some looseness to strings. Tears/losses to vellum head.
• 1970S LIDA FIVE-STRING BANJO.1970s
  1970S LIDA FIVE-STRING BANJO.1970s Lida Five-String Banjo. Label affixed to rear of headstock bearing serial number 230—MO2913. Mother of pearl inlays to headstock and fingerboard, chrome-plated metal parts. Contemporary hard case lined with velvet. Overall good used condition, in need of cleaning and re-stringing.
• VINTAGE FOUR-STRING TENOR BANJO
  VINTAGE FOUR-STRING TENOR BANJO 1920s, possibly made by Gretsch since the headstock's shape and mother-of-pearl inlays conform with designs used by that company; maple pot, shell position inlays on the fingerboard; likely original tuners; all hooks present; new head, but the original, dated 1927, is present. Stored in an Ernie Ball softshell gig bag.
• E. HOWARD BANJO NO. 5 Circa 1870,
  E. HOWARD BANJO NO. 5 Circa 1870, grained rosewood case, old tablets possibly original. Eight-day time only. Shipping Note: Pick up and delivery only.
• Painted bronze and white metal
  Painted bronze and white metal figure of a black boy playing the banjo late 19th c. 8" h. ?
• Sovereign 5 string banjo with stenciled
  Sovereign 5 string banjo with stenciled resonator. Has loose bridge needs stringing otherwise good condition.
• A five string open back banjo by
  A five string open back banjo by Ebblewhite 4 & 5 High Street Aldgate London 36ins and case for same
• VINTAGE FOUR-STRING TENOR BANJO
  VINTAGE FOUR-STRING TENOR BANJO 1920s, possibly made by Gretsch as the headstock shape and mother-of-pearl inlays conform with designs used by that company; maple pot, shell position inlays on the fingerboard; likely original tuners; all hooks present; new head, but the original, dated 1927, is present. Stored in an Ernie Ball softshell gig bag.
• FRUITWOOD AND STEEL BANJOFruitwood
  FRUITWOOD AND STEEL BANJOFruitwood and Steel Banjo
• 1926 BACON AND DAY SILVER BELL
  1926 BACON AND DAY SILVER BELL BANJO1926 Bacon and Day Silver Bell banjo in case. Accented with Mother of Pearl inlay. Banjo was crafted in Groton, CT. Although the earliest Bacon banjos were produced by various makers for Bacon from 1906-1920, the company's most famous era began in 1922 when David Day left the Vega company to partner with Fred Bacon who had begun crafting his instruments in-house in 1920. The Silver Bell line of instruments were introduced in 1923. For shipping quote, please contact Box Brothers Sacramento at boxbrosacto@gmail.com. Condition: Some wear to case and minor scratches on banjo. Witherell's strives to provide as much information and photographs as possible but encourages in-person inspection by bidders. Condition: statements are only for general guidance and should not be relied upon as complete statements of fact and do not constitute a representation, warranty or assumption of liability by Witherell's. All lots are sold "AS IS" under the Terms & Condition: s.
• Four-string tenor banjo, figured
  Four-string tenor banjo, figured maple pot and neck, mother-of-pearl inlay, celluloid tuners, pot with 21 brackets, original hide skin, adjustable neck, face with drawings and sayings with various names, "Madame Molitiere", "Hey, hay, girl", images from 1920s and 1930s, interior frame marked "Perfacktone", 30 in. Frame in good condition.