Banjo ukulele
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The banjo ukulele, also known as the banjolele or banjo uke, is a four-stringed musical instrument with a small banjo-type body and a fretted ukulele neck. The earliest known banjoleles were built by John A. Bolander and by Alvin D. Keech, both in 1917.
Banjo ukulele
British musician George Formby with his trademark banjo ukulele, entertaining British troops in France, 1940
“Just received a big new shipment of banjo-ukuleles and ukuleles ranging in prices from $5 to $30 cases and bags. $1.00 to $3.50 all other string instruments in stock.” “J. Edgar Robinson” - From a 1919 ad in Washington Times
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The ukulele, also called a uke, is a member of the lute family of instruments of Portuguese origin and popularized in Hawaii. It generally employs four nylon strings.
Martin 3K Ukulele
1916 cartoon by Louis M. Glackens satirizing the contemporary ukulele craze.
Boy in Hawaii wearing lei and holding a Maccaferri "Islander" plastic ukulele
A modern red ukulele