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other like bowls. This is due to the bony
scutes and the cementing material uniting
them, this cementing material being prob-
ably of a cartilaginous nature. The cara-
5 pace of the armadillo has the hardness of
bone due to its bony structure, and elastic-
ity clue t.o more or less incorporated mate-
rial of a cartilaginous nature, so that besides
having naturally the shape eminently adapt.-
10 ed for forming the bowl of a mandolin with-
out the necessity of modifying such shape,
it has resonant qualities and also resistance
to distortive or other injurious forces, these
several qualities adapting the carapace of
15 the armadillo to use as the bowl for a manclo-
lin in a manner superior to other materials.
Moreover, the bony structure of the arna-
dillo carapace permits the production there-
on of a high polish with a natural config u-
20 ration augmenting the ornamental appear-E
ance to a. high degree.
What is claimed is
1. A mandolin having the bowl formed of
the armor-like carapace of the armadillo
25 with a sounding board united to the edges
of the carapace.
2. A mandolin having a bowl formed of
the armor-like carapace of the armadillowith a sounding board united at the edges
to the edges of the carapace. a
3. A mandolin having a bowl formed of
the armor-like carapace of the armadillo
with a sounding board united at the edges
to the edges of the carapace, a tail block
secured to the bowl in the tail opening of 3s
the carapace, and a neck having one end se-
cured in the head opening of the carapace.
4. A mandolin having a bowl formed of
the complete armor -like carapace of the
armadillo with a. plate-like sounding board 40
secured at the edges to the edges of the caria-
pace, a tail block secured in the tail open-
ing of the carapace, a neck secured in the
head opening of the carapace, bracing means
on the inner side of the sound board, a 45
bridge on the sounding board, and strings
secured to the tail piece and the outer end
of the neck.
In testimony, that I claim the foregoing
as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa- 50
ture in the presence of two witnesses.
his
WTILLIAM XMcCULLOUGHII.
W tnesses:
WILLIAM WARDEN
PAUL W. DIrTMERi.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,
Washington, D. C."
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McCullough, William. Mandolin, patent, April 11, 1911; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth511199/m1/3/: accessed May 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.