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Post by phonogfp on May 5, 2009 9:42:33 GMT -6
Must Photobucket change things all the time - for the worse? Let's try a larger image... George P.
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Post by phonogfp on May 5, 2009 9:47:25 GMT -6
The illustration of the wooden-cased lever-wind Berliner in interesting in that it shows a conical horn with no bell. I know of at least one of these models with a brass horn similar to this one. Note also the use of the earlier cross-banded sound box rather than the Clark-Johnson model. George P.
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Starkton
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Post by Starkton on May 5, 2009 10:06:00 GMT -6
Extrapolating from those dates, I estimate the date of the flyer to be March/April 1897. George P. Your chains of evidence always amaze me! This is a most interesting flyer, indeed. Is it possible to post all 4 pages? An interesting hint is hidden in the last line under the programme list: "You will find our number for each selection in the list of our Records" I think this refers to the April 1897 record catalogue of the National Gramophone Company. The terminus post quem should be April 1897 then.
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Post by phonogfp on May 5, 2009 11:31:31 GMT -6
Starkton, my learned friend, you know that I would never deny your requests! Here's the first page of the flyer: The second page of the flyer shows the wooden-cased version, as shown above. Here's the third page of the flyer: The back of the flyer consists of the list of records as shown above. George P.
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Post by Starkton on May 5, 2009 12:01:35 GMT -6
Thank you very much, phonogfp ;D This flyer is a true cream puff. I totally agree with you that Seaman deserves much admiration, especially for his advertising methods.
Did you know that, in February 1903, Seaman and the Berliner Gramophone Co. finally settled their mud fight in a "put and call" agreement? I reckon that Seaman put his shares in the Universal Talking Machine Manufacturing Company to the Consolidated Talking Machine Company of America at a price established by that agreement.
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Post by phonogfp on May 5, 2009 17:25:14 GMT -6
This Feb. 1903 agreement doesn't ring a bell for me... What is "put and call?" (I'm not a card player!) My interest is piqued, although I normally lose interest in such late [1903] legal proceedings... George P.
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Post by Starkton on May 5, 2009 20:17:28 GMT -6
This Feb. 1903 agreement doesn't ring a bell for me... What is "put and call?" (I'm not a card player!) My interest is piqued, although I normally lose interest in such late [1903] legal proceedings... George P. A put and call option agreement for use by a private limited company where the seller grants the buyer a call option over shares and the buyer grants the seller a put option over the same shares. I believe in that agreement which ended the legal fight between Seaman and the Berliner/Victor camp, Seaman granted the Consolidated Talking Machine Company of America a call (= buy) option over his shares in the Universal Talking Machine Manufacturing Company for a certain period and a fixed price, and the Consolidated guaranteed Seaman to exercise that option. By the way, the patent sheltering Consolidated Talking Machine Company of America was founded on 7 July 1900 to acquire the stock of the Berliner Gramophone Company, the United States Gramophone Company and the Johnson Sound Recording Company.
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