1919 Martin Stitka Top 0-45 Guitar
This 1919 0-45 has a backstrip design which is not the typical for a Style 45, though 1919 saw many differences due to the huge growth in production and problems with meeting the demand.
By 1905, the fern was replaced by the first version of the "torch", sometimes also known as the "flowerpot"
1919 Martin 0-45
The earliest version of the Style 45, first built in 1902, has "snowflake" inlays on the fifth, seventh, ninth, twelth and fifteenth frets. By 1910 the abalone inlays on the Style 45 included the third fret and extended to the nineteenth fret.
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