Elton made hardware, attachments, tailpieces, resonators for banjos, & other miscellaneous things, mostly for string instruments. This object may resemble a cymbal, but it looks like a part to something else.

(Does is sound like a crotale ? )

Looks like it has the flat profile of a Crotale or perhaps it is a Zil?----but I would think that it would then have a different shape.

It's called a "Greeko" or brush cymbal. Krupa has one in most of his older setups. They sound cool and usually mount to the bass drum hoop. I have an Elton and that company was a jobber that made lots of percussion stuff for the drum companies back in the day.

It's called a "Greeko" or brush cymbal. Krupa has one in most of his older setups. They sound cool and usually mount to the bass drum hoop. I have an Elton and that company was a jobber that made lots of percussion stuff for the drum companies back in the day.

Sorry guys for my double post

Gene K used a small "Greeko", cymbal mounted upside down on his bass, but this Elton does not have the correct profile, weight, or thickness.

A Greeko is more of a proper cymbal, is it not? I don't think it is a Zil ,either-----the one pictured here has a larger bell and not so flat a profile-----George would have known that anyway, as well.http://www.oldrussiancars.com/archives/zil-112-cyklon

Haha-ha, Phil... :D

I know this site---it's interesting but stuffed bugs, some lies and conjectures ...

George.

That definitely IS a greeko and the photos of GK also show a greeko. They were rather small, not "proper" cymbals, but had same profile of rounded or flattened/rounded bell, very flat bow and a definite turned up edge/rim. Often, they were found in sets of two, small and large, but under 4" from what I have seen.