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US 2,089,171Electrical stringed musical instrument1937

PD-56 · US 2,089,171

Name: Electrical stringed musical instrument Patent Print (1937)
Brand: PATENT DEPT.
SKU: PD-56
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The Rickenbacker 'frying pan', 1937 — the first electric guitar patent, an aluminium lap steel with a horseshoe pickup.

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PD-56 · US 2,089,171 · Filed June 2, 1934 ·

Is this a real patent?: Yes — the original drawing as filed at the U.S. Patent Office, cleaned and printed. Public domain by law.
How is it shipped?: Printed in Europe on 200 g/m² matte paper. Small sizes ship flat, 50 × 70 ships rolled in a tube. Tracking by email.
What if it arrives damaged?: Send a photo within 7 days and we reprint and reship it free.