#159 • Oahu Publishing Co. Acoustic Guitar

Part of Vintage Toys and More (timed auction by Don Rose Auction & Realty)

Starting at $5.00

Status: Available

Vintage 1930s or early 1940s parlor guitar distributed by the Oahu Publishing Company of Cleveland, Ohio. During the 1930s, Hawaiian steel and slide music was a massive craze across the United States. This instrument was specifically built as a Hawaiian lap steel guitar. Stamped "OAHU PUBLISHING CO. Oahu REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. CLEVELAND, O." on the headstock and stamped "OAHU PUBLISHING CO. INC. 2108 PAYNE AVE. CLEVELAND OHIO" inside the soundhole.