Re: 1939 Silvertone
Your mandolin has replacement tuners. That takes it out of that mint category. I think you're dating it a few decades earlier than it was made. The instrument itself was made by Kay in Chicago for Sears. Generally you have to check the neck joint of these. They are notorious for failing. If it's solid then consider yourself lucky. Somebody put some time into polishing that thing. They weren't that shiny when they were new.
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