EKO - Ess & Ess case met Eko P10 - - Parlor guitar - 1954 (No reserve price)

Beautiful old guitar case with an Eko P10 classical guitar, with emphasis on the case.
Manufacturer: Manufactured by Ess & Ess Case Co. based in Brooklyn, New York. Ess & Ess was one of the leading case suppliers to the major American instrument builders during the postwar golden age of guitar production.
Estimated date: Circa 1954–1957. This precise dating is supported by the hardware from this transitional period: the use of a high-quality layered leather handle just before the industry fully shifted to molded plastic, combined with Presto/Excelsior split-mandrel side closures.

The Gibson connection: Gibson regularly outsourced the production of its cases to external factories. While the pricier models received luxury cases (such as Lifton), the affordable catalog models were supplied with cheaper "chipboard" (pressed hardboard) cases from Geib and Ess & Ess. Here is a good example of that. This case was shipped directly from the factory to Kalamazoo, Michigan to be paired with a brand-new Gibson guitar.
Design & Construction Features
• Exterior pattern: Featuring the iconic "Basketweave" or "Faux-Tweed" (woven/pretend tweed) pressed pattern in a deep brown finish, rather than the more common crocodile print.
• Lining: Lined with a thin royal blue flannel/suede material that is glued directly to the hardboard. The edges feature a decorative blue-and-white braided trim (rope-style).
• Hinge and hardware & Features:
• Patent butterfly- or clover-shaped hinges on the back—the definitive maker’s mark of Ess & Ess.
• Characteristic brass-toned "starburst/serrated" metal protective feet on the broad bottom (lower bout).
• A heavy, layered, and stitched cowhide leather handle that shows beautiful vintage patina (craquelé) but remains remarkably intact.

Historical fit
Based on the dimensions (100 cm length and 37.7 cm width at the bottom), this case was specially custom-made for Gibson’s 14 ¾" Small-Body Acoustic (LG) Series.

It is the historically correct case for a:
• Gibson LG-1 (Ladder-braced, sunburst top)
• Gibson LG-2 (X-braced, sunburst top)
• Gibson LG-3 (X-braced, natural/blond top)

The case is in reasonably good condition for its age, with clear wear around, no defects.

Eko P10 Spanish classical guitar;
This characteristic, Italy-built Eko P10 from 1968 is in reasonable condition. This is a sought-after transitional model that combines the iconic parlor-like design from the early 1960s with the more modern styling of the late 1960s. The guitar remains in authentic vintage condition.
Key features:
Year of construction 1968: Directly recognizable by the tight, original black logo on the soundboard.
Traditional construction: Built according to Spanish tradition with a glued-on neck (set neck) without a truss rod.
Warm and resonant: Equipped with a fixed wooden bridge (no metal tailpiece), which gives a lovely wooden and warm tone. Although currently equipped with steel strings, it was actually intended for nylon strings, given the above construction and the original tuners with thick nylon pegs.

The guitar is in reasonable condition but with the usual wear and also a lacquer damage on the back of the neck from heat sources such as a candle or lamp, which does not affect playability.