Just guessing here. The wood may have been cracked prior on the other side prior to the top being put on. If you bought New. I would be taking it to a Gibson warranty shop. And get them to inspect the underside to see if the cracks are longer on the inside. And measure from centre to crack . It could very well be a resin in the wood fail.
47 was a weird year. Binding, fingerboard inlay, headstock logo changes. Even mahogany top to spruce on some. It seemed to be a year lack of fon numbers and serial numbers. On some guitars.
A hardware store should have a oder eater . Same thing the use in used cars. Stick it in the pocket of the case close the lid. Ive done that with a few of mine in the past with not bad results.
You buy a Gibson guitar. A gibson shirt should be a freebee. You buy multiple New Gibson guitars from your favourite dealer. A Jean Jacket with logo, should be free.
The numbers on the back of the headstock were stamped by someone. Ive never seen those uneven on a Gibson. Even the direction stamped.
it does look like a es 135 though. You got a picture of the face of the headstock?
I think someone at GC could of put a 9 instead of a 6. I had a righty very much like your photo. . I had a very early one as well with the decal logo. Nice bass.
Ya. I asked my Gibson dealer to get me a wide white TRC for my CS 94 SJ200 . I would even provide the serial number. My dealer contacted Gibson. And it was a flat NO. Kind of pissed me off. Spend thousands on Gibson acoustics And get rejected on a TRC.
Its not a bad thing. It serves the purpose. And it looks like it belongs on it.
Gibson though does not sell Pickguards, trussrod covers. So getting an original would be tough. Not sure why.