ichadwick
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Found this undated theatrical poster recently and it clearly shows a woman playing a ukulele-like instrument with eight strings. The gentleman is playing a mandolin, but hers has the traditional figure-eight body of a uke. This is a late-19th or early-20th century poster. Was wondering - does anyone know when the 8-string was first produced?
This second poster, probably early 20th century, and likely before WWI, shows a four-stringed uke or tenor guitar in a magician's ensemble.