C. G. Conn Ephemera
(and other collectibles)
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Postcards of Conn Factory Fire, 1910





Set of 44 Conn Factory Postcards, 1913



Photo of Conn Factory Workers, Circa 1920





Conn Advertising Thermometer, Circa 1903





Conn Police Badges
Probably used by Conn Security Personnel.





Conn "First Prize" Camera Club Medal, 1940
Engraved on the back "Presented to / John Richards / for having won first / place in contest points / Awarded Mar 13th, 1941." Gold plated, hand engraved, apparently made in the Conn factory.




Jake Gardner

Gardner Patent Model Valve Section, Circa 1914
James H. "Jake" Gardner was said to be the only man at Conn that could produce a finished instrument from raw materials, engrave it, then play it. This valve section was most likely kept by Conn for their patent records.





Conn Patent Record Short Action Valve Section
The tag on this valve section reads "The first Conrad short action valve made- Removed Jan. 1936. Keep for patent record. A. L. Jan. 30. 1936. Played 1/4/34". The initials A. L. stand for Allen Loomis, Conn's Chief Research Engineer.

Burnisher, Circa 1920s




Willard Sailor was an engraver for Conn. This was one of his tools.
