GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: THE OCARINO. We actually had a neighbor back in the Bronx who owned--and played--one of these at local events. Click on the ad below from 1938.
SEE MORE GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN AT EverythingCroton: GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN --- GOLD BELL GIFT STAMPS---AND S&H GREEN STAMPS TOO
The Ocarino was a plastic version of the Ocarina, a traditional instrument that's usually made of baked clay and goes back thousands of years. One fun fact is that an ocarina was used to play the instrumental break on the Troggs' "Wild Thing."
ReplyDelete