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Model: EH-185 LapSteel
Available: September 1939 to 1942

September 1939 EH-185 LapSteel introduction specs:
hollow guitar shaped flamed maple body, shoulder taper into neck, Charlie Christian pickup with triple bound edge, triple bound top and back, 1 piece metal plate (painted black) extends from peghead to pickguard (under fingerboard, where the plate is thicker) covering most of lower bout, peghead is part of metal plate, wood neckpiece bolts onto back of metal plate, rubber non-slip material in shape of diamonds on back of neck and body, single bound rosewood fingerboard with V-end, dot fingerboard inlays, slotted peghead, top tuners with metal buttons, sunburst or natural finish.
1940 EH-185 LapSteel specs:
metal plate has uniform thickness from fingerboard to body and is painted crinkle brown, black line on side of fingerboard binding,
1941 EH-185 LapSteel specs:
metal plate now painted black/gray crinkle, ES-300 type pickup mounted at a slant.
EH-185 discontinued 1942.

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Model: EH-100 LapSteel
Available: 1936 to 1941

Early 1936 EH-100 LapSteel introduction specs:
hollow guitar shaped body, shoulders taper into neck, all maple body, ES-100 type blade pickup with white rectangular housing, 1 knob on treble side (late 1936 models with 2 knobs on opposite sides), rosewood fingerboard with square end, dot fingerboard inlays, silkscreened logo, black finish, 6 or 7 strings.
1937 EH-100 LapSteel specs:
sunburst finish. Late 1937 models with 2 knobs on treble side.
1940 EH-100 LapSteel specs:
solid mahogany body, metal-covered pickup, 5 side control plate sourronds knobs and pickup, knobs on opposite sides, no body binding, square-end metal fingerboard with fancy markers (some with rosewood fingerboard and pearl dots), point at top of peghead, silkscreen logo, natural mahogany finish.
EH-100 discontinued 1941.

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Model: EH-275 LapSteel
Available: September 1940 to 1942

September 1940 EH-275 LapSteel introduction specs:
hollow guitar shaped flame maple body, shoulder taper into neck, ES-300 type pickup mounted at a slant, 1 piece metal plate painted crinkle brown extends from peghead to pickguard (under fingerboard) covering most of lower bout, peghead is part of metal plate, wood neckpiece bolts onto back of metal plate, tortoise grain binding on top and back, rosewood fingerboard with V-end, white fingerboard binding, white and yellow block fingerboard inlays, multi-colored inlaid fret markers (some with ED-185 fingerboard and dot inlays), slotted peghead, top tuners, natural finish, available 6, 7 or 8 strings.
EH-275 discontinued 1942, about 25 shipped

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October 1942 EH-150 LapSteel specs:
Solid mahogany body, 5 sided metal control plate, metal covered pickup with raised center (some with tortoiseshell material in center), knobs on opposite sides, triple bound top, single bound back, metal fingerboard, fleur-de-lis peghead inlay (specs identical to the EH-125 except for a treble bound top).

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