Tag: Huff’n’Puff

Vorpostenboot Rosemarie

What in the heck is the name on this F A Rauner harmonica that’s being offered (no box) for sale in Box Hill? I know it’s manufactured by F A Rauner from the reverse plate, where his name and logo is prominent. Rauner was prolific in the Antipodes with several Australian monikered harmonicas - the … Continue reading Vorpostenboot Rosemarie →

The Harmonica Hop

From my collection In 1907 Koch of Germany manufactured the Aussie branded The Kangaroo, however somewhere in time this model hopped over to Switzerland to be manufactured - perhaps during or just after the Great War when Germany was a bit on the nose. This wasn’t the first Kangaroo down under. The Kangaroo Chalmer (1s … Continue reading The Harmonica Hop →