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What company made the 5 string banjo shown here?  Any idea when?

Please note the copper sheathing on the finger board.  Anyone seen a repair like this before?

Appears to be dated 4.67.  Is that 1867 or 1967?  Only the bridge is new.

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The date is Jan. 4, 1887  


It's a "low grade" banjo made by Lyon and Healy, with dyed wood fingerboard, no embellishments.  We generally just refer to  them as "1890s" since they were made in large quantity over a number of years.  Don't see the sheathing on the fingerboard, but that was a regular feature on early banjos.

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