Don't think I've ever seen one of that era. I would assume there are very few around.
You mean to tell me that after all those years on Cymbalholic, you never even once looked at my gallery? I'm deeply hurt by that…
http://www.cymbalholic.com/gallery/showgallery.php/ppuser/7/cat/500
[color=purple3][font=Times New Roman][size=+1]Here's some examples of the pre-war A's:[/size][/font][/color]
[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/cymbalexamples/18%20A%201940.JPG[/img]
[color=purple3][font=Times New Roman][size=+1]Here's an 18" which to me looks like what Shelley might have been playing. This is an early pre-war era type which clearly shows the bell style used then.[/size][/font][/color]
[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/cymbalexamples/websize/P1010248.JPG[/img]
[color=purple3][font=Times New Roman][size=+1]Here's a 20" example; also an early era type. Later during this same trademark period, the bells became larger and more in line with what we might consider "normal" by today's standards.[/size][/font][/color]
[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/cymbalexamples/PICT0013.JPG[/img]
[color=purple3][font=Times New Roman][size=+1]Here's an example of one of the later era types with the larger bell. The hammering style also changed by this time too.[/size][/font][/color]
[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/cymbalexamples/21%20pre%20war.jpg[/img]
[color=purple3][font=Times New Roman][size=+1]This 21" is an example of an extremely rare size for this period, and is also one of the later era types. Large cymbals like this were just beginning to be made thanks to the request made by Gene Krupa.[/size][/font][/color]
[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/cymbalexamples/PICT0655.JPG[/img]
[color=purple3][font=Times New Roman][size=+1]Here's the pre-war old stamp "family photo". The top 2 are both early types; a 20" and an 18". The bottom pair are late era matched 14" hi-hats.[/size][/font][/color]
[img]http://photos.imageevent.com/drumaholic/cymbalexamples/large/40s%20combo.jpg[/img]
[color=purple3][font=Times New Roman][size=+1]Here's a side by side comparison of early vs. later showing the bell size differences.[/size][/font][/color]