Log inThis 1920s Supertone "Dixie Wonder" banjo was made by Rettburg & Lange, and distributed by Sears & Roebuck. Dock Boggs is said to have used a brand new Supertone banjo when he was recorded in New York city during 1927 and '28. Good cheap banjos like this one always give me a thrill. Working people's hopes and dreams were invested in these old instruments, and I love them.
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I love the old flyers for these banjos. A friend recently inherited his fathers old Sears and Roebuck Supertone with that tree of life etching on the fingerboard. I found some old ads to show him that his was the upper echelon $14.95 or $16.95 banjo. He acted disappointed but I told him, “that’s like an $800+ banjo relative to today.”