Trying to identify my clarinet

[medieval_musician]

Good afternoon. I am trying to identify the age, make, and model of the clarinet that I got from my grandmother 30 years ago. Value would be nice for insurance purposes if it is worth more than $100, but I do not plan to sell it as it is one of the few things that I have left to remember my grandmother by and I enjoy playing it.

It is a wood clarinet that says Artisan on the bell, but it might not be the original bell that goes with the clarinet. It is stamped 'Made in Czechoslovakia' and has a four digit serial number beginning with a 5. It originally came in a Bundy case, but, again, that may not be original to the clarinet. When I spoke with my mother about it, she said that the clarinet had been in my grandmother's antique shop since it opened in the 1970's.

I have already reached out to one possible maker, Amati. Unfortunately, they lost their records of serial numbers in a fire in 2022.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

[LarryS]

Maybe if you show a photo of the connecting mechanism between the two body joints, that might give a clue?

[Windsong]

Welcome, Medieval Musician-

I have seen that Cartouche before and I believe it was Montgomery Ward's stenciled brand, made in the 1960s.  I may be wrong. 

It is shocking to me that Amati would lose records in a fire in 2022, since they should have safely been backed up in the cloud by then. I would have expected that for 1922, but certainly not now.

I see some nice features on the horn, and I also see that the bell is bone dry and needs oiling.  In that state, be extremely careful to avoid sudden temperature and humidity changes.