Elite Special (Austria) / c. 1947
Corporate background:
Elite-Special was produced by the Swiss
company Turicaphone for the Austrian market. Turicaphone
maintained a recording studio in the Austrian capital of
Vienna.
Design: Within
the heraldic shield above the label name, the spread eagle
shape is formed by the lettering of the word
‘Austria,’ while the crossbow, the symbol of
Switzerland, is Elite Special’s corporate logo.
Another shield shape, with a rounded base,
forms the main panel.
The design has the clean and logical lines
of German design.