What is patent # 2,737,842 on the decal on the bottom of a Gibson Humbucking Pickup?
The “Patent Number” decal used after the “Patent Applied For” decal. This was a patent number for a “Combined Bridge and Tail Piece for a Stringed Instrument”. The Bridge/Tail Piece was applied for on July 9, 1952 and granted March 13, 1956. The Bridge/Tail Piece was designed by Lester W. Pulfuss better known as “Les Paul”. The bridge was used on the “1952 Les Paul” and other Gibson models.
