Aparently this guitar was in competition with the Gibson J200 which was played by Greg Lake of E.L.P. At some point Gibson bought out Epiphone (1957)so this guitar i believe to be known as the FT 210 though it does not say so on the sticker, was made before the buyout somewhere around 54 (1956) i was born in 53 so its around 72 (70) years old. so I did some more digging and its probably an early 1956, the first didget was the last number of the production year and since it is missing the "E" on the pick guard. the bridge is all wood with no white bone, which i beleive was an attempt to improve toneation and probably provides a softer warmer sound. i tuned this guitar when i got it over 40 years ago it has required little to no tuning since. the inlay around the edges has pulled away in several places other than that its in decent shape, ive played it ocassionally, but im more of a drummer than a guitarist. not sure what its really worth, hoever i found a simmilar one for sale currently, the last pictue. open to offers. thanks for the view