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I have 2 Old Craftsman banjos and a mandolin marked Old Kraftsman (“K” instead of “C”). Do you have any information?

April 26, 2017banjos craftsman mandolin marked

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I have 2 Old Craftsman banjos and a mandolin marked Old Kraftsman (“K” instead of “C”). Do you have any information?

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They were made in the 1940s by the Kay Company, in business in Chicago from 1931 to 1968. All the Kay products (sometimes marked Kay Kraft) are solidly made but low grade, student or entry level instruments. Often not marked at all, their distinctive shaped pegheads are enough to identify them.