8.        $350

North Attleboro-style banjo, 1840-1870.  This 29-inch banjo would appear to be an amalgam of styles from the North Attleboro makers in the mid-1800’s.  The case is clearly 1800’s-vintage, mahogany or walnut without grain-painting, and the modern glasses are painted in Howard colors but with a Hatch-style design on the tablet.  The throat glass may be older.  The pendulum stick and bob are Hatch style (where the bob hooks onto the stick).  The movement is unsigned, the lead weight old, the dial modern with proper hands.  A nice looker.  It is running.  $350-$500.