Neapolitan mandolin

Neapolitan mandolin made in Chicago, c.1900. Two-piece matched front, fine to wide grain at edges. Front and oval soundhole edged with pale wood lines and variegated purfling. Inlaid black plectrum-guard of synthetic material. Brass-plated tailpiece, with hinged cover and string-guard fastened by screw. Very deep back of nine ribs of alternate maple and ?walnut, the ribs next to the front much wider. Lined with coarse calico-type fabric. Capping-strip of rosewood. One-piece mahogany neck and peghead, faced with rosewood. Synthetic heads on machines.