ADDENDA
 


 

VEGA Banjo Style Designations

Sometime around 1913 Vega started using "Style" designations
in place of model names.  The following is a table of "Styles".


VEGA Banjo "Styles"
C
5-String - Maple rim w metal top, heel carving. 
Banjorine - Full spun pot.
F
Tenor Banjo 
Simple Brass Rod tone ring
G
Banjorine 
Whyte Laydie tone ring
H
Banjorine 
Tubaphone tone ring
K
Mandolin or Ukulele banjo 
Simple Brass Rod tone ring
L
Mandolin Banjo 
Whyte Laydie tone ring
M
Tenor Banjo 
Tubaphone tone ring
N
Tenor Banjo 
"Wonder" style tone ring
R
Tenor Banjo 
Whyte Laydie tone ring
S
Mandolin Banjo 
Tubaphone tone ring
X
No. 9 Tenor or Mandolin Banjo 
Tubaphone tone ring

 


 
 
 

Additional VEGA Stick Stamps
 

MANUFACTURER'S STAMPS

Fairbanks Vega Stamp
FAIRBANKS MADE BY VEGA 
(1910 - 1919)		 VEGA Stamp
MADE BY VEGA 
(AFTER 1919)		 VEGA Patent Stamp
VEGA PATENT 
DATES

 

MODEL NAME STAMPS

Little Wonder Stamp
LITTLE WONDER
 Tubaphone/Style M Stamp
TU-BA-PHONE / STYLE M
REGENT

 

MODEL STYLE STAMPS

STYLE K
STYLE K
 STYLE M
STYLE M
 STYLE R
STYLE R
 STYLE S
STYLE S

VEGA STAMP

This stamp appeared briefly around 1904 and was possibly
a transition stamp while Vega was sorting things out after
their purchase of Fairbanks. It has been coupled with the
numbers 17, 18, ?


 
 
 
 

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