This photograph shows the shape of the neck of a 1927 B&D Silver Bell No. 1 at the point the neck meets the rim. In this photo we can also see part of the dowel that helps attach the neck to the rim. 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.