Name/Title
EGREM promotional leather key fobEntry/Object ID
2025.20.3Description
Teardrop/spade-shaped white leather key fob with a brass split-ring at the top. A square gold-tone metal plaque is fixed to the leather by a small metal loop with a black spacer. The plaque carries EGREM's logo — a gold rainbow/arch of nested concentric arcs above the segmented wordmark "EGREM." The reverse is plain, unmarked white leather.Acquisition
Accession
2025.20Acquisition Method
GiftMade/Created
Notes
Maker: Branded for EGREM (Empresa de Grabaciones y Ediciones Musicales), Cuba's national record label. The keychain's actual manufacturer is not identified.
Date: Undated. Postdates EGREM's founding (31 March 1964); cannot be confirmed within 1959–1990 and may fall outside it. Logo style suggests 1970s–80s (tentative).
Place of Origin: Cuba (EGREM is a Cuban state enterprise; the fob's place of manufacture is not marked). Tentative on manufacture.Inscription/Signature/Marks
Notes
Front plaque: "EGREM" wordmark beneath a nested-arch (rainbow) device
Reverse: none (plain leather)Materials
Material Notes
Materials: White leather (or leatherette); gold-tone metal plaque, split-ring, and mounting loop; black spacer.
Technique: Etched/engraved gold-tone metal plaque (logo recessed into a gilt/anodized plate); leather fob with stapled/riveted hardware.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
EGREMRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
useResearch Notes
Notes
EGREM, founded 1964 from the nationalized recording industry, dominated Cuban music production into the late 1980s; promotional items like this fob document its institutional presence in everyday material culture.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
September 25, 2025Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 18, 2026
