GERMAIN, Karl (Charles Mattmueller, 1878 – 1959). Karl Germain's Chinese Gong. Circa 1909. Brass gong owned by Germain, who made a feature of a Vanishing Gong effect in his celebrated stage show. Accompanied by two wooden mallets. Diameter of instrument 11 ½". Accompanied by a letter of provenance by Stuart Cramer stating, “Karl Germain purchased this in Chinatown, New York, in 1909 when he visited there with Harry Kellar … He never used it in his programs to my knowledge."