Vega Lap Steel Electric Guitar, c. 1938, made in USA, silver finish, wood body with cast aluminum bridge and pickup plate combo, rosewood fingerboard, brown original chipboard case.

A very interesting early Vega lap steel electric with the earliest twin-coil humbucking pickup known. Two-point silver-painted wooden body has sculpted edge and integral neck. Large cast metal pickup, bridge and tailpiece assembly has volume and tone control on either side with small bakelite radio knobs and embossed Vega logo. Unusual pickup with twin coils, 12 individual non-adjusting polepieces and horseshoe magnet-like cover predates Gibson's humbucking pickup by at least 15 years. Fluted headstock with top point carries stylized Vega decal and individual Grover open back tuners with plastic buttons and embossed logo. Red felt padding on back, output jack on bass side. Flush fret, bound fingerboard with dot inlay. A striking instrument visually and great sounding as well, with original chipboard case.
 
Overall length is 31.75 in. (80.6 cm.), 9.25 in. (23.5 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1.875 in. (4.8 cm.) deep. Scale length is 23. in. (584 mm.). Very fine 100% original condition, minor play wear, very small areas of paint loss and some corrosion to the metal pickup assembly. Case also excellent, even handle is original. Excellent Condition.