Click on underlined text to see more pictures. Stay tuned for future updates. After a family dispute Nicola came to the US circa 1900 and changed his name to Turturro. I am in touch with the family and will print more in the near future. MIH Nicola Turturro received several patents for musical instruments, three of them relating to ukuleles.
Additional information is welcomed.
Once the patent was issued, the stamp was changed to include the patent and date, but the mandolin tuners cover much of the number. The picture to the left is of the ukulele side, showing the 4 strings and the back of the peghead with the mandolin tuners. Click either picture to see closeups of the pegheads. In the picture to the right, the uke tuners protrude from the mandolin peghead, and the four screws to hold down the strings can be seen. The ukulele side has a regular uke bridge glued to the top and the strings are attached by tying a knot and hooking the string in a slot cut into the bridge.