American Banjo Ukulele
date: label: Date made
content: 1915-1920
label: date made
content: 1925-1930
notes: label: Description
content: <p>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).</p>
label: Description
content: <p>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.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>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.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Banjos
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Elma Grace Hanika Cook
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1989.0565.01
label: accession number
content: 1989.0565
label: catalog number
content: 1989.0565.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: banjo ukelele
label: Object Name
content: banjo ukulele
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 21 1/2 in x 7 1/8 in x 3 in; 54.61 cm x 18.0975 cm x 7.62 cm