Belonged to my father in law, story I was told was that he bought it just before he shipped out to the pacific during WW2.  Took it with him on the ship, brought it back after the war ended, then a few years later it was in the trunk of his car and he threw a wheel on top of the case causing the damage.  Looks like he tried to repair it as there's some old glue residue on the top then realized this was beyond his skill level.

No visible marks or numbers on the inside through the sound hole, I know sometimes there's a small stamp or number written in pencil, I can't see anything inside.

This must have been one of Kays upper level guitars as the wood selection is really nice, highly flamed maple.  I thought this was a laminate top as there appears to be another layer of wood around the inside of the f-holes but I think that is only a little edge strip of wood for reinforcement.

I don't think Kay was putting truss rods in their guitars at this time might just be a steel bar in there so the neck is thick.

Neck block is loose from the back and sides.

Tuners either have some kind of textured grip or are just decomposing/off-gassing...a common problem with "plastic" parts from that era.  Nice tortoise shell/plastic binding in good shape but loose in places.

Side has a few cracks.

All in all a great guitar for learning/honing your luthier skills on a vintage instrument and priced accordingly.

Final shipping price to be determined, I'll get a shipping box from guitar center to pack it in.  I don't mark up the shipping cost, you pay what I pay.