Clifford Essex 5-string resonator banjo with case. - 1936 – 1942. CLIFFORD ESSEX & SON LTD. 90. Shaftsbury Ave, London. Stained Mah y neck, Braz n ros w od fingerboard & peghead overlay with engraved MOP floral inlays & ‘Regal’ logo, patent top tension double wall rim - flange - tone-ring.