Firstly hello to fellow forum users,
This is my first forum post. I have an instrument inherited from my father's family that has an internal label that fits the format mentioned above by Bruce Clausen, i. e. it names the prizes gained at the 1893 and 1898 World Fairs. The instrument I have is in the UK now, but I don't know whether it was exported or bought during a journey to Italy. Any thoughts on the provenance indicated by the label would be welcome. The date appears to be 1929.
I've included the best shots I could get of the label, but it is still inside an instrument (also shown) so I am writing out the text as far as I can interpret it, below.
As far as I know this instrument is not a mandolin but may be a ukelele or guitar. It was left with my father's family by a family friend who sadly never came back from WWII, and I inherited it from my father. I am going to add a fuller text with a linked album to the "What have I got?' thread.
However adding to the VInaccia label thread, my best interpretation of the full label is:
At top of label what appears to be F.lli. Vinaccia handwritten
Then in print what appears to be
F.LLI. VINACCIA fu P.LE & Co.
FABRICANTI DI STRUMENTI ARMONICI
fornitori della R Casa d’Italia
Primo Premio Chicago 1893 Primo Premio London 1898
RUE CHIATAMONTE 32 NAPOLI 1929 (last digit handwritten)
With thanks for any reflections and hoping this post meets the required forum etiquette!
Daisy (aka Text_Head)
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