Gibson Pre-Print Mandolin Pick / Plectrum (1940s-1950s White Celluloid)

Introducing: Jayme's Plectrum Picks®, a divisionof Jack's Guitarcheology.

Jayme is Jack's partner in business and in life, and she is quite thevintage guitar pick aficionado. She has spent all of her spare time the lastfew months reading articles on D'Andrea and watching Joe Macey (RIP to alegend) videos. So, without further adieu, let's talk plectrums with Jayme:

Here is a white celluloid mandolin pick featuring an impressed Gibson logo.This is from the “pre-print” era before printing with ink became popular. Thatmeans the pick was likely manufactured in the 1940s or 1950s. This pick hasbeen played, so there’s some scuffing and general patina. The logo is worn butstill clearly says Gibson. Very cool piece of history for any Gibson collector.

Many of the Gibson picks from this era were white or onepattern of tiger stripe celluloid. As Macey points out in his video, America’smanufacturing industry switched over to wartime production because of World WarII. This could explain why they chose to use simpler patterns.

All our picks are stored in a case with plenty ofcirculating air. I will ship it in a coin flip to ensure stability in transit,but please do not store it in this container long-term. Celluloid is anunstable plastic that is prone to disintegration when it doesn't get enoughair. The shipping cost allows us to ship with a bubble mailer and a trackingnumber. International packages will come first class.

Info from “Vintage Guitar Picks – 11.1 Gibson 1940-1950”published by Joseph Macey on YouTube.