7119) - all 'Banner' logo.ġ942 H (letter code sometimes seen after FON, i.e. Year Factory Order Numberġ941 G (letter code sometimes seen after FON, i.e. Unfortunately I don't have every range of FON's during this period.
The war-time list that follows is not definative but includes FONs that I have seen. The FON is usually located on the neck block. Also no batch number with a "1" as the first digit was used during WW2. Usually there is no more than 46 instruments (sequence numbers) per batch. After the war, the red pencil wasn't used (and on instruments made during the war, sometimes it's really hard to see the red penciled sequence number). These contain a four digit batch number stamped in ink, followed by a two digit sequence number written in red pencil (during WW2 only). But most (not all) have Factory Order Numbers (FON). Serial numbers are seldon found on instruments made during WW2.Gibson Factory Order Numbers, 1942 to 1951.
Now, it has even less, so I wouldn't worry too much about trying to accurately identify what it was. Whatever it was, it was a budget model, and wouldn't have great value even if it was still in its original state. If you don't have any books, you can look here: If you can, also try to determine whether it was originally acoustic or electric. As for the model, you should take measurements of the body, examine the types of wood used in its construction, and check the data against a good reference source. If that's a Gibson with its original factory order number, it would appear to me to be from 1949, because the batch number (13) is not written in red pencil (see below).
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