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Toy guitar

This is a small model of an acoustical classical guitar for children, made essentially from plastic materials, and strung with nylon. The side of the neck has a coloured scale with numbers for easy learning/playing reference.

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  • Inscriptions:Embossed letters from cast mold on lower back: MADE IN ITALY / POTENZA PICENA (MC)
  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:321.322 Necked box lutes or necked guitars
  • Repository:Colchester and Ipswich Museums
  • Measurements:Height: 610mm; Width: 192mm; Depth (up to bridge): 60mm