1898 C.F. Martin American Guitar with Parquetry Inlay
American guitar, by C. F. Martin & Co, Nazareth, circa 1898, 'C.F. Martin/ New York' impressed to the interior and back of headstock, Jerome tuning keys, intricate rings of parquetry around the soundhole and along the back seam, and string inlay around the front edges of the sound box, comes with a coffin hard case, 37.40 in. long
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- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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