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Carlos rossi. Anyone not the quality of these accordions. Using my vintage hohner as a comparison
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Carlo Rossi definitely isn't one of the more common names to find stamped on pre-war boxes, and I wouldn't be surprised if it was a name applied by an importer/dealer. Still, anything from Italy in that era was at the very least decent, and the curved keyboard implies that it probably isn't a low end box. The quality is probably as good if not a bit better than your Hohner, which is also a pretty decent instrument.
Moko
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Thanks for your input and reply
Moko
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Seems hohner is a different shape
noelekal
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I can't tell enough from the bass side in the photograph provided. Still, it appears to be suspiciously similar.
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The keys aren't very Hohner in design (black keys are thicker, ends of keys are rounded, etc.), the curve in the keyboard is symmetrical while Hohner swept keyboards tend to be off centre, the bellows pins are definitely not Hohner (all the early Hohners I've seen use pins with a small round head and a washer), and the decoration appears to be inlaid, which is common on old Italian boxes, while Hohner decoration tends to be printed onto the celluloid. The Carlo Rossi is 99.99% definitely not a Hohner!
I've seen a few Paolo Soprani just like the OP has (supported by the "ITALIA" moniker on the box and looks a bit like my 1938 Italia). They were good for their day, played well and sounded nice, but are not as nice as a more modern (50's-70's) boxes were.
