Back in the time period you're talking about, Framus imported quite a few guitars to the U.S. They were never an upscale guitar by any means, but in many ways they were a significant step up from both the cheapies and entry level type guitars available then. They never had any resale value to speak of, but there were quite a few around. They had a reasonable playability and my first 12 string was a new Framus. The most notable feature, often joked about a lot, was there extremely solid construction......If you couldn't play it you could play field hockey with it!

I recall at least 4 different Framus models which we sold in a shop where I worked parttime back in the early 70's. As michaelr noted, every Framus acoustic I ever saw had a "0" fret and most had a header bar that the strings went under on the peghead. All of the acoustics also had an "adjustable" (sorta') saddle with big honking screws. The fretboards were pretty narrow and the 12-string was very narrow for a 12.

I couldn't find too much on the net about the older vintage of Framus, but check this picture ...a "Texan" model, but pretty similar in appearance to a lot of Framus guitars. Note the 0 fret and the header bar. This one seems pretty much the worse for wear...obviously had a pickup installed at on point..........But I bet you could still play a mean game of field hockey with it...and some 12 bar blues too.

Spaw