![]() ![]() ![]() in 1917, so it's likely that this instrument dates to somewhere pre 1920 (A 1920s Vega catalog with the Columbus Ave. We know that the factory burned and was relocated to Columbus Ave. The catalog lists the address of the Vega company as 62 Sudbury St., Boston, Mass. This guitar is listed in an early Vega catalog as a Style No. Other clues help to determine a date range. If that were true, this serial number would date the guitar to 1909. Although there is a fairly comprehensive list of Vega banjo serial numbers, no such list exists for guitars, although some suggest that the banjo and guitar numbers do correlate. This Vega guitar has the serial number 25437 stamped on top of its headstock. By 1903 the company was called Vega, and was producing high quality banjos with mandolins and guitars added to the lineup. Vega Style #55 c 1915 | SOLD | (v1923) The Vega company has a long and convoluted history, beginning in the later ninteenth century and continuing into the seventies when it was purchased by Martin guitars, who then sold the brand to an Asian conglomerate. ![]()
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