PD-56 · US 2,089,171
Electrical stringed musical instrument
Original patent print · 1937
The Rickenbacker 'frying pan', 1937 — the first electric guitar patent, an aluminium lap steel with a horseshoe pickup.
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US 2,089,171Electrical stringed musical instrument1937
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PD-56 · US 2,089,171 · Filed June 2, 1934 ·
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- Is this a real patent?
- Yes — the original drawing as filed at the U.S. Patent Office, cleaned and printed. Public domain by law.
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