{"id":8042,"date":"2014-10-12T10:18:35","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T17:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/?page_id=8042"},"modified":"2022-01-03T09:40:25","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T17:40:25","slug":"german-kazoo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bassic-sax.info\/version5\/vintage-saxes\/sax-shaped-things\/metal\/german-kazoo\/","title":{"rendered":"German Kazoos"},"content":{"rendered":"

It took a bit of time, but I was finally able to track down a few German kazoos for this website. These are all different, and represent a variety of eras.<\/p>\n

\"German<\/a>
Source: The Treasures of Pifa_Blue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A seller on eBay was selling this sax-shaped tin toy in the summer of 2014. There’s no word on how old this tin toy is, so I’m hesitant to call it vintage.<\/p>\n

There is no D.R.G.M. stamping<\/a> on it, which would indicate that the manufacturer copyrighted the design prior to 1952. This would indicate that this little German kazoo was either not copyrighted, or manufactured after 1952.<\/p>\n

\"German<\/a>
Source: The Treasures of Pifa_Blue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This sax-shaped “thing” is in very good condition, and was described by the seller as being 6 1\/2″ long.<\/p>\n

\"German<\/a>
Source: The Treasures of Pifa_Blue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This German kazoo doesn’t look to me as much like the Japanese kazoos we regularly see<\/a>, as it does the Argentinian-made Saxo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"German<\/a>
Source: The Treasures of Pifa_Blue<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Unfortunately there is nothing on this German kazoo to indicate when it was made, or by whom. Although the seller claimed it was a “vintage musical tin toy”, he\/she provided nothing to substantiate the claim. This sax-shaped tin sax may well be vintage (pre 1980), but without knowing who the manufacturer was, that would be hard to prove.<\/p>\n

As noted above, the D.R.G.M. stamp that we traditionally see to indicate copyright on German products manufactured between 1891-1952, is not present on this German kazoo.<\/p>\n

German kazoo from the US Zone<\/h3>\n

I’m not sure exactly when anymore, but over the last few years this curiosity popped up on eBay. This German kazoo is stamped: Made in US Zone Germany. <\/p>\n

\"German<\/a>
Source: autodidax on eBay.ca<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to the website fabtintoys<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Toys marked with a “Made in US Zone Germany” text or “Made in Occupied Japan” range in date from about 1945 until 1952…<\/p><\/blockquote>\n