Very cool find indeed ! Anything on the backside ? I did a quick search on the Music Trade Review Magazine. Got quite a few hits. You may find additional history on this find. NAMM played a huge part in archiving this golden archive.
I picked up a Holton C Mel a few months back that had a few extra unexpected case finds. A HS* mouthpiece included. The contents suggested as last active in 1952.
The horn is an early Pan American stencil, but the mouthpiece is the early version of the Holton Perfected: pewter core and table with a Bakelite body molded over them. Looks in good shape.
Same as the one above & I pictured. SACT were different colors. Maroon is correct for C tenor.
Paste the picture into Google lens and see what shows up.
I think that will be an invasion of my privacy.
Those are cool. I checked and nothing on the back of mine except for some paper tape where they tried to keep it together at some point. I've placed it under the glass top of my desk for safe keeping. Next to a handcolored get well card from one of my granddaughters. Looks cool. Usually what I find are just old reeds, dark and bitten. For some reason, I keep them in a tin container in my gear bag.
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