If you need a case for it, any case fitting a J-200 or other 17" Gibson flat-top should fit, since these archtops have the same body shape as the J-200. If you an find an FON inside, we can pin it down more closely.
By 1948, this would have had the modern block logo instead of the script logo. In any case, as Jim says, this appears to be an L-7 from no later than 1947. It is possible the guitar was set up as a lefty at some point in its life. That is typically seen on the opposite rim on a right-handed guitar. One interesting detail is that there appears to be a screw hole for a finger rest (pickguard) bracket on the bass rim, near the waist. Those are still readily available in modern repro versions. The original tuners, if you don't have them, would be individual closed-back single-ring Klusons with plastic keystone buttons. I have looked at several different models you have listed here on your site.so much info, thank youbut still have come up short. The guitar itself looks like a yamaki (solid top) or a some hondos but not the right logo. The inside of the guitar is probably clear-coated rather than bare wood. I have an acoustic guitar with the only identification of three lines forming a graphic of small h on the headstock. If there is no factory order number, look for evidence of a lost label, such as an oval glue pattern on the inside back. Guitars prior to that probably would have a factory number (FON) ink-stamped on the inside back, which should be visible through one of the F-holes if you look closely with a small flashlight. That label came in during April of 1947, the best I can tell.
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Mine had a white oval label with A-prefix serial number (visible inside the bass-side F-hole). Guitar Decal Waterslide Headstock logos for Fender Guitar Decals, Stratocaster Guitar Decals, Telecaster Guitar Decals, Gibson Decals, Epiphone Decals. product and service is just the beginning. Our service goes beyond the sale and shipping. That is the same logo configuration that was on my 1947 L-7. passion for guitars, manufacturing and worldwide distrubution.
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