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From: conru~mich.edu
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 14:52:23 -0400
Subject: Re: old style marine bands

Doug Burns wrote:

>At a flea market I found a new, in the box MB with an
>actual photo (or photostat) of the US Marine Band
>glued to the box where it is normally just printed. The
>cover plates are bent in back to allow for more
>volume (just as Dave described above). The sticker
>on the inside of the box has a picture of M. Hohner
>on the left and 10 gold coins (awards?) on the right.
>Any idea how old?

The box you described is like the ones I used to buy in the mid 1960s. The
price for a Marine Band back then was $2.25.


Madcat