Kochies’ Onesie

Pat the Guru Missin discovered a 1930 trademark for Boss Cracker by the merged and short lived Rauner/Seydel/Bohm companies. Koch, who previously produced the Boss Cracker the black sheep of the Crackajacks, had been sold the previous year to Hohner. It appears F A Rauner (Rauner manufactured the Crackajack brand) renewed the trademark of the … Continue reading Kochies’ Onesie

Fluted Harps

My recently acquired Crackajack Artist had me delving into the world of harps with fluted covers. The Crackajack Artist (1926) manufactured by F A Rauner is shaped like their fluted World Master mouth organ. ‘Down Under’ we also had the Rozella (1913) by Otto Weidlich and the Perla (1926) both with fluted cover plates. It … Continue reading Fluted Harps