{"id":13532,"date":"2022-02-01T11:34:40","date_gmt":"2022-02-01T19:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=13532"},"modified":"2022-02-01T11:34:40","modified_gmt":"2022-02-01T19:34:40","slug":"my-first-saxophone","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/my-first-saxophone\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Saxophone"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_13533\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-13533\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13533\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/my-first-saxophone\/s-l1600-1-17\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?fit=1024%2C1600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s-l1600 (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?fit=192%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?fit=655%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-13533 size-full\" title=\"my first saxophone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"blue plastic toy saxophone, red ribbon neck strap, electronic musical toy, My First Saxophone, Justen Products, Melotone\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?w=1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?resize=192%2C300&amp;ssl=1 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?resize=655%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 655w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-1.jpg?resize=983%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 983w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-13533\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Under the category of<em> Batteries Not Included<\/em>, this vintage electronic, toy sax-shaped &#8220;thing&#8221;, was marketed under the name My First Saxophone. Like so many of these weird and wonderful vintage, electronic sax-shaped musical toys from the 1980s through the early 2000s, the company that brought this to market seems to have gone<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13546\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/my-first-saxophone\/462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion.png?fit=1024%2C1002&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1024,1002\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion.png?fit=300%2C294&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion.png?fit=1024%2C1002&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13546 size-thumbnail\" title=\"poof\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion-150x150.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion.png?resize=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/462-4625641_poof-emoji-speechbubble-bubble-speech-bang-pow-word-explosion.png?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>into the land of defunct toy companies.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-square tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/version5\\\/vintage-saxes\\\/sax-shaped-things\\\/plastic\\\/my-first-saxophone\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44524384}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1429px; height: 714px;\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-original-height=\"714\" > <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 714px; height: 714px;\" data-original-width=\"714\" data-original-height=\"714\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/my-first-saxophone\/s-l1600-2-18\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"710\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"710\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13534\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1014,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s-l1600 (2)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-2.jpg?fit=190%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-2.jpg?fit=649%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-2.jpg?w=710&#038;h=710&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-2.jpg?resize=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1 512w\" width=\"710\" height=\"710\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"710\" data-original-height=\"710\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"s-l1600 (2)\" alt=\"Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com\" style=\"width: 710px; height: 710px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 714px; height: 714px;\" data-original-width=\"714\" data-original-height=\"714\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/my-first-saxophone\/s-l1600-3-18\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"710\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"710\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13535\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s-l1600 (3)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-3.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-3.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-3.jpg?w=710&#038;h=710&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-3.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-3.jpg?resize=512%2C512&amp;ssl=1 512w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-3.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" width=\"710\" height=\"710\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"710\" data-original-height=\"710\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"s-l1600 (3)\" alt=\"Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com\" style=\"width: 710px; height: 710px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<p>Apparently My First Saxophone:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Had a function key with melody. That would be the yellow button at the top.<\/li>\n<li>Had 8 note keys for &#8220;true saxophone sounds&#8221;. That would be the red buttons running down the front of the toy.<\/li>\n<li>Had perfect tone and accurate musical scale.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Had an auto shut-off.<\/li>\n<li>Had flashing lights in the bell.<\/li>\n<li>Yes, the 3 AA batteries required were not included.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>My First Saxophone and its connections to different company names<\/h3>\n<p>My First Saxophone was sold under the Melotone name. Why? Don&#8217;t know. However, if you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Melotone&amp;source=lmns&amp;bih=723&amp;biw=1496&amp;client=opera&amp;hs=mHg&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwja372Vht_1AhWoADQIHSDYDfwQ_AUoAHoECAEQAA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google the name<\/a> you&#8217;ll find that Melotone was: 1. An electrostatic tone generator incorporated into Compton cinema organs in the 1930s, 2. A record label, and 3. Sundry other products up to around the 1950s. Nothing though, makes reference to a more recent musical toy\u2014say from the 1980s and onwards.<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately this toy being sold on eBay in early 2022, had not only its original box, but <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-5.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the original sticker on the box<\/a>. The sticker reads: Made in China for Justen Products, Itasca, IL. A search for this company name was much more helpful.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/bassic-sax.info\\\/version5\\\/vintage-saxes\\\/sax-shaped-things\\\/plastic\\\/my-first-saxophone\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:44524384}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1429px; height: 634px;\" data-original-width=\"1429\" data-original-height=\"634\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 477px; height: 634px;\" data-original-width=\"477\" data-original-height=\"634\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/my-first-saxophone\/s-l1600-4-17\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"473\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"630\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13536\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s-l1600 (4)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-4.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-4.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-4.jpg?w=473&#038;h=630&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-4.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-4.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-4.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-4.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" width=\"473\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"473\" data-original-height=\"630\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"s-l1600 (4)\" alt=\"Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com\" style=\"width: 473px; height: 630px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 476px; height: 634px;\" data-original-width=\"476\" data-original-height=\"634\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/my-first-saxophone\/s-l1600-29\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"472\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"630\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13537\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s-l1600\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600.jpg?w=472&#038;h=630&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" width=\"472\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"472\" data-original-height=\"630\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"s-l1600\" alt=\"Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com\" style=\"width: 472px; height: 630px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 476px; height: 634px;\" data-original-width=\"476\" data-original-height=\"634\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/plastic\/my-first-saxophone\/s-l1600-5-12\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"472\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"630\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"13538\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1600\" data-comments-opened=\"\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"s-l1600 (5)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-5.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-5.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-5.jpg?w=472&#038;h=630&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-5.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-5.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-5.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/s-l1600-5.jpg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w\" width=\"472\" height=\"630\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"472\" data-original-height=\"630\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"s-l1600 (5)\" alt=\"Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com\" style=\"width: 472px; height: 630px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Source: kishacoquillaspicker on eBay.com <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p>According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bizapedia.com\/il\/justen-products-inc.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Bizapedia:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Justen Products, Inc.&nbsp;is an Illinois Corporation filed On November 14, 1996. The company&#8217;s filing status is listed as Dissolved.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>OK, so they are out of business.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Justen Products safety issues and toy recalls<\/h3>\n<p>Some further searching of the company name indicates that in 1997, they had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpsc.gov\/manufacturer\/justen-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">problems with toy safety<\/a>, which lead to a recall of wooden trucks. In another case the U.S. government even sued to keep unsafe foreign-made toys out of the country. Justen Products was one of the companies noted as having unsafe toys.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>U.S. Sues to Halt Sale of Unsafe Imported Toys<\/h4>\n<p>BY&nbsp;RONALD J. OSTROW<br \/>\nAUG. 21, 1990&nbsp;12 AM PT<br \/>\nTIMES STAFF WRITER<\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON&nbsp;\u2014&nbsp;The Justice Department on Monday sued seven of the nation\u2019s biggest toy importers and distributors to bar them from selling imported toys that the Consumer Product Safety Commission said failed to meet federal health and safety standards.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moving against companies such as Toys R Us Inc., Child World Inc. and Lionel Leisure Inc., along with their chief executives, the government alleged dangers ranging from rattles with small parts that could choke young children to toys coated with toxic levels of lead-based paint.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Although most of the toys were labeled for children over 3 years of age, the commission found they actually were intended for younger children and thus violated commission regulations. \u201cPoorly designed toys pose a significant threat to the most vulnerable members of our society&#8211;small children,\u201d Atty. Gen. Dick Thornburgh said in announcing the suits, which seek preliminary injunctions.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other corporate defendants included Value Merchants Inc., Illco Toy Co., Beachcombers International Inc., Division Sales Inc. and its affiliated partnership, <strong>Justen Products.&nbsp;<\/strong>[emphasis added]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is unaware of any deaths or injuries caused by products manufactured by any of the seven defendants,\u201d the Justice Department said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Susan E. Birenbaum, the commission\u2019s acting general counsel, alleged that the defendants had violated commission regulations on hazardous toys over a period of years, making \u201csome kind of injunctive relief necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Responses varied widely from officials of the companies who could be reached.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A spokesman for Toys R Us in Paramus, N.J., who declined to give his name, said the firm had not yet received the legal papers but added that the suit is \u201ctotally without merit and a waste of taxpayers\u2019 money.\u201d Toys R Us Chief Executive Charles Lazarus and Chief Operating Officer Michael Goldstein also are named as defendants.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The complaint filed against Toys R Us cited incidents that took place during 1987-90 in which commission investigators obtained rattles that failed to comply with CPSC regulations, merchandise that didn\u2019t meet regulations for toys with small parts and <strong>musical toys<\/strong> [emphasis added] that fell short of regulations concerning lead-containing paint.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Unless the injunction is issued, the complaint said, \u201cthere is a substantial likelihood\u201d that Toys R Us will continue to deliver rattles and toys \u201cthat are banned hazardous substances\u201d and sell and import toys bearing \u201clead-containing paint.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Robert E. Gordon, a Chicago lawyer representing Division Sales and Justen Products of Itasca, Ill., said the lawsuit against the companies and Morton Marks, president of Division and a partner in Justen, involved products that they had immediately taken off the market after being notified of their hazards. [<\/span>emphasis added]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Gordon contended that the suits were filed \u201cto harass us into a settlement\u201d that would allow the government to inspect its facilities repeatedly and without notice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The complaint against Division and its affiliate cited six instances during 1987-89 of investigators finding samples that failed to meet regulations for toys with small parts.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All of the toys named in the complaints, uncovered by investigators for the commission and the U.S. Customs Service, were imported, the Justice Department said, adding that a large portion of toys made for sale in the United States are made by factories not affiliated with U.S. toy makers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese cases emphasize the need for American companies to ensure that foreign-made toys are of the same legally required standards as U.S.-manufactured toys which are produced under tight quality controls,\u201d said Leslie Southwick, deputy assistant attorney general in the department\u2019s civil division.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-1990-08-21-fi-1188-story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LA Times<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There is nothing in this quote from the LA Times that directly links My First Saxophone to this action by the U.S. government. Given that this action was taken in 1991, and since we have no idea when this particular toy was marketed and sold by Justen Products, at this point this is just worth filing away into the: <em>might be worth remembering<\/em> column.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the category of Batteries Not Included, this vintage electronic, toy sax-shaped &#8220;thing&#8221;, was marketed under the name My First Saxophone. 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