Does anyone recognize this?

Larry Carlson · From: My Computer

Hi folks,

Just curious if anyone could identify this guitar.
It's on the Goodwill auction site at $56 at the moment.
It has a few characteristics of a National but also kind of looks like it may be home made or someone tried to redo it.
I have seen a couple of older (40's) Nationals with dots for fret markers and of course the body shape.
Other than that I got nothing.
No markings on it that they know of.
I'm just curious, if the price stays low I may jump in. I have nothing to work on at the moment.

Have a good day.

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Noah Miller · From: Rocky Hill, CT

Not a clue. It's definitely not from any of the major US builders.

Jim Sliff · From: Lawndale California, USA

It looks vaguely like some of the Harmony models from the 50's. Definitely a low end model whatever it is. there is such a glut in the used (and new) cheap lap steel market I would't pay more than $50-60 bucks for it if you knew it worked AND just wanted one to fool around with.
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1930's/40's Rickenbacher/Rickenbacker 6&8 string lap steels
1921 Weissenborn Style 2; Hilo&Schireson hollownecks
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1959 Fender 400 9+2 B6;1960's Fender 800 3+3+2; 1948 Fender Dual-8 Professional

Jim Pitman · From: Waterbury Ctr. VT 05677 USA

It looks kinda Supro-ish to me. That was the era that the music instrument builders first discovered plastic. Observe the molded pickup cover and bridge.
I had a Supro Comet (different model) that got stolen out of the back of a pickup truck while i was loading out. Never did recover it. Wish I still had it.

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