Image: Large Stamp (LS3) with Trixon Stamp above
So far these Trixon stamps have been recorded on Trans Stamp cymbals (TS3) through late 1950s Small Stamps (SSB), and on cymbals with the 60s stamp. They may appear earlier or later than this, but these are the ones I've recorded so far.
The Trixon stamp can appear either above (see above) or below the main Avedis stamp. As far as I know, Trixon had an arrangement with Zildjian to produce cymbals to be sold with Trixon sets. Avedis Zildjian cymbals were distributed by a number of drum companies, but these as the only ones I know about which have an additional stamp. The Avedis Zildjian company produced other lines like Alejian and Zilco and Zenjian but other than the very occasional double stamped cymbal, these other lines did not have an Avedis Zildjian trademark.
I don't know why one position or the other was chosen. It could just be what looked right given the position of the main stamp. But because it moves around (and can be different distances from the Avedis Stamp), we know that the Trixon stamp was applied separately from the main Avedis stamp. I can't say if the stamp was applied in Germany or at Zildjian before it left the factory.
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