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When was the Conn Marching Men logo 1st used?
May 24th, 2023 at 3:43pm
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does anyone know when the Conn 3 marching men logo was 1st used? Trying to date a case that has it on it because I just got one with a Buescher model 10 in it and I have 2 Conns for which I might use the case. 1 is a 1940 Conn 22B I'm not sure is in original case, the other a 1955 Conn 14B I know is not in original case. I'll likely use it for the 14B, which I'm sure it's right. I think they started using the logo in 1950, but just wanted a year, if someone knows it, for future reference.
  
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Re: When was the Conn Marching Men logo 1st used?
Reply #1 - May 24th, 2023 at 3:59pm
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I have a photo of a guarantee card for trumpet #351940 dating to 1942 with the three marching men on it. The round brass case tag also has them.

I will have to look through my records to see when that started.
  
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Re: When was the Conn Marching Men logo 1st used?
Reply #2 - May 24th, 2023 at 4:27pm
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I found that the marching man image was first used on the cover of the 1930 Musical Truth magazine. Not in a group of three but rather many of them spread out over a field. The logo first shows up in advertising in 1931 with three players; trumpet, sax, and sousaphone.

As for when it first shows up on instruments, that I don't know. Definitely after WWII.
  
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Re: When was the Conn Marching Men logo 1st used?
Reply #3 - May 25th, 2023 at 2:54am
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Yankee wrote on May 24th, 2023 at 3:59pm:
I have a photo of a guarantee card for trumpet #351940 dating to 1942 with the three marching men on it. The round brass case tag also has them.

I will have to look through my records to see when that started.

thanks, didn't realize it was that early
  
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Re: When was the Conn Marching Men logo 1st used?
Reply #4 - May 25th, 2023 at 2:59am
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Yankee wrote on May 24th, 2023 at 4:27pm:
I found that the marching man image was first used on the cover of the 1930 Musical Truth magazine. Not in a group of three but rather many of them spread out over a field. The logo first shows up in advertising in 1931 with three players; trumpet, sax, and sousaphone.

As for when it first shows up on instruments, that I don't know. Definitely after WWII.


Wow, didn't know they were using it that early. From my recollection the earliest I've seen it is on cases, then on the Directors in the 1950's is the earliest engraving I've seen.
  
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