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1926 is the telephone number and 1919 is another alternative number. I would imagine it is a German made instrument from the 1950s as you have observed or a similar style made by Østbu.
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It seems the firm was started in 1947. Here is a history and a picture of a man with a mandolin- Magne Østbu one of the two brothers n charge:
http://norskegitarer.no/?page_id=51
I read at the Nybergsund Wiki entry that a big wood lamination plant was established there but there was no mention that there had once been an instrument factory.
Last edited by NickR; Dec-13-2020 at 5:00am.
Very cool ... Glad there's someone out there whose Norwegian is better than mine and who can distinguish between a date and a telephone number. 1940s/50s makes a lot more sense as a date for this than 1926 does.
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