Who made this "Richards" clarinet?

[350 Rocket]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/355570157370

I stumbled across this "Richards" (RMC) CA47 wood clarinet. The keywork is pretty distinctive-looking, but it's outside of my familiarity - anyone know who made it?

[kingofbashan]

Hi, in case you haven't found this, it looks like RMC was a very short-lived company in the early 60s:

https://contemporacorner.com/history/rmc-reynolds/

JC

[Windsong]

I have seen those keys before, and this is going to drive me nuts.

Beauty truly is in the eye of the beholder.

(Perhaps it was made by a fisherman?)

[Windsong]

Kingofbashan,
That is an interesting article,  and builds on Rocket's recent discovery on the Pedler thread.

Paul Reynolds was the Elkhart mergers and acquisitions guy, looks like.  He shook out and rolled up the proverbial red carpet.

[DaveLeBlanc]

I have definitely seen those unique key touches as well, but heck if I can remember what/where I saw it before.