9527-18

1933 RB-1 "Sydney"

Like its littermates, this rare 5-string Style 1 has the "coke bottle" headstock shape.  It also has a Mastertone Decal in the rim.  This banjo was originally exported to Australia, and bears the "Made-in-USA" stamp and sticker.    It also has an old train luggage sticker inside the case... giving support to the name already bestowed by it's new owner back in the USA.

Photos courtesy of David Bootes.