Unsigned one of a kind Boston-made Luscomb presentation banjo and featured in America's Instrument: The Banjo in the Nineteenth Century, from a private collection. A rare presentation model that derivates from the standard catalog models. 10 5/8 rim with former owner Maly Wales Matthews name inlaid in pearl script on the dowel stick, and initials inlaid in heel. Continuous presentation grade fingerboard pearl work almost identical to top of the line Haynes Bay State models 353/354. Snakewood rim cap, signature Luscomb "Silver Chime" design employing a one-piece metal rim a rabbetted wooden "tone ring". There is a nearly invisible repaired crack on the bank of the peghead. Still, one of a kind.