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Saxophones Can anyone help me identify this saxophone?

Fitzon_cider

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So I found this what I believe is A C.G. CONN LTD Elkhart naked lady Alto. I have no clue though it seems old with engraving that says TOPPER. So I found the saxophone while cleaning out a garage at a house I’m fixing up and selling. The serial number is
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600•86
L
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Topper was a stencil name...this is a Conn Pan American, so their second line horns. Not to be confused with their Naked Ladies. So it's a "PanAm stencil".

Not much market value here in states maybe $100usd in that condition. Might be worth a tad more on your side of pond. 125quid maybe, tops ?

The serial number, which looks like 60086 ?.... will not conform to Conn serial numbers, Pan Americans (although made by Conn at their plant, that is what they called their second shelf line) had their own serial sequence.

Kevin McKnight (member Badenia ofver at SOTW not sure if he is a member here ?) put together that serial number list over a period of about 5 years, I helped him with the registry a little bit, so it's an accurate list...
So I found this what I believe is A C.G. CONN LTD Elkhart naked lady Alto. I have no clue though it seems old with engraving that says TOPPER. So I found the saxophone while cleaning out a garage at a house I’m fixing up and selling. The serial number is
A
600•86
L

I believe OP is on your side of the pond.
@Fitzon_cider if you are in US and you would be interested in getting it playing, send me a private message (assuming new members are allowed to do this). These are the kind of 'pulls on my heart strings" projects I usually fall for, I can probably help you out for a little less than my valuations above.

Or again, you wanna unload it for quick cash, craigslist or eBay or FB marketplace it for $75 and it'd probably sell within a couple weeks.
 
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