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"The Greater Invincible Concert Company - Original Promotional Postcard

Interesting promotional postcard ca. 1910, featuring two pictures of members of the "Invincible Concert Company," an ensemble from Kansas City, Mo., posing with an array of instruments including harp guitars, mandolins, saxophones and brass. Some wear, creases, and one stain; overall in good condition. 6 x 4.75 inches (15.5 x 12 cm).

This advertising card includes a spectacular line-up of unusual, high-end instruments: a Dyer Style 7 harp guitar and two Dyer harp mandolins, along with a Gibson Style U (c.1908-1915) and three Gibson mandolins (including an early “3-point” F model). Mandolin-banjos, violins and brass round out the lineup of the (partially-blind) quartet. (13342)


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