This is a vintage Silvertone acoustic guitar signed by engineer Gordon Shryock.  Check his signature in the picture above. This guitar is playable but you might want it as a memento. The guitar itself is probable from the 1960s from the look of it.  

Gordon Shryock

Died 12/02/2004 Tulsa Ok age 58

Grammy award-winning  recording engineer, producer, songwriter, musician.  Born February 12, 1946, he attended Tulsa Holland Hall High School before heading out to study music at Los Angeles City College.  Shryock spent almost 25 years in Southern California and had worked with a number of national recording acts, including Natalie Cole, Weather Report, Anne Murray and Dr. John.  He toured with Taj Mahal, Gary Lewis and Billy Cowsill.  He also published several songs, including the Three Dog Night hit "Circle For A Landing".  Shryock won his Grammy's for engineering two albums for gospel singer Andrae Crouch and for engineering the single "The Lord's Prayer", a recording by an all-star group of contemporary Christian artists.  Upon returning to Tulsa in 1984 he found a job as a producer and engineer with radio station KWGS, Tulsa's public radio station, and occasionally traveled to the West Coast to produce records and work on other projects.  Shryock also helped local musicians launch their careers and assisted with the desgin and building of several local studios.

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