The dowel in B&D banjos is affixed to the banjo neck and passes through the rim of the banjo. Here we see the square hole made to accomodate the dowel. We also see some of the shoes used to hold the hooks and nuts in this and other banjos that do not have a flange. The Bacon Banjo Company was in Groton, Connecticut and was owned and operated by Fred Bacon and David L. Day. The company was started by Fred Bacon in 1906 in Forest Dale, Vermont and later moved to Groton, Connecticut. David L. Day joined the company in 1922. The company was destroyed by a hurricane in 1938 and the business was later sold to Gretsch.