top row

F-7 Archtop
1937 Serial #...
The F-7 ...

F-9 Archtop Guitar
193?, ...
...

G-17 Tenor Archtop
19??, ...
...

middle row

R-17 Archtop
1936 Serial #62691 [?]
The solid mahogany top of the R-17 was
pressed into an arched shape as opposed to
being carved and the F-holes were cut in
three section like a stencil rather than
being configured.[?] These frugal measures no
doubt contributed to the models demise in
1942, though a surprising 940 had been sold.

R-215 Archtop.
1938, Serial #70987. [?]
Style R archtops were simaller than 000
sized Style C models that preceded them.
Introduced in 1933 as the 00-185 model,
early examples had round soundholes, but
these soon evolved to the more accepted
F-hole configuration. This particular guitar is
the only R model ever made in rosewood.

bottom row

... Mandolin
... #95477 [?]
... [round]hole archtop mandolin
... shaped ...
... [arch]top that ...
... Frank Karn who
... at Martin for many years.

2-26 [?] Archtop Wide Body Mandolin
...
The ... wide body archtop mandolin
...

2-36 Archtop Mandolin
194?, ...
The 2-36 archtop mandolin was the ...

on the floor

[flat back mandolin in the case]
...