baumgrenze Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 I'd like to better date this Scholer concertina. I probably bought it in the years 1970 - 1980 but I no longer recall when. I know the store closed in 2004. It has a single divider in the bellows yielding 2 sections. One end has the words, Made in Germany East. The 'silver' metalwork is weakly attracted to a magnet. Thanks for any insights, baumgrenze (somehow I added a 'd' to the end while registering) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill N Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 Scholer was In business under that name from about 1949 until just after reunification, and their concertinas are found with several different "made in" designations. The earliest are marked "Germany USSR Occupied", and the latest "Made in Germany". Besides "Made in Germany East" , I've also seen "Made in the German Democratic Republic". I don't know in what order those marks were used. Most that I have seen have the GDR designation. It seems likely that yours was probably made shortly before you bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Chambers Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 The "Made in Germany East" designation seems to have been more of a 1950's thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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