Santa Claus concertina

[Daniel Hersh]

Here's a silly concertina box label I hadn't seen before, from https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Old-World-Concertina-20-Buttons-Squeezebox-CZECHUSLOVAKIAN/323820823176?hash=item4b6539a288 : 

[Wolf Molkentin]

I think the „label“ has been individually created by the former owner (a kid most likely) by glueing lots of (silly, if you will) badges and pics onto the original concertina label...

 

Best wishes - ?

[Daniel Hersh]

49 minutes ago, Wolf Molkentin said:

I think the „label“ has been individually created by the former owner (a kid most likely) by glueing lots of (silly, if you will) badges and pics onto the original concertina label...

 

Best wishes - ?

 

You are probably right.  Could this be the original design?  

Edited May 30, 2019 by Daniel Hersh

[Wolf Molkentin]

3 hours ago, Daniel Hersh said:

 

You are probably right.  Could this be the original design?  

 

Yes, you’ve found a match I reckon.

[Stephen Selby]

The Zulu design reflects the fact that the concertina 'squashbox' was a Zulu national instrument in colonial days. I had rather wondered whether the image above was racist; but concluded that it represented a real marketing of a Czech product.  If you look up 'Zulu concertina', you will find lots of interesting history and recordings.