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Post by Moooperator on Jan 14, 2009 14:41:10 GMT -6
Here's a couple of tickets I have from early shows from the late 19th century. Post some of your flyers and posters here too. I love the way they expressed their selves in advertising at that time. Mind you, there may have been some rumors of improper conduct at these shows since there was a need to put on the ticket "Strictly HIGH CLASS Entertainment."
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Post by tinfoilphono on Jan 14, 2009 15:35:07 GMT -6
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Post by Moooperator on Jan 14, 2009 16:28:00 GMT -6
You can tell the new had not worn off the phonograph by the one posted above... 25¢!! Most I see are 10¢ or a nickle.
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Post by MTPhono on Jan 16, 2009 20:57:11 GMT -6
Rene,
What's the date of your flier? 1878 or 1879? That's a great find.
Moo,
Where did you find the Cookhill School House ticket? I ended up with one too. Does yours appear to be a reproduction or original? Mine is so clean I have to assume it's a repro. Do you have any idea where the Cookhill School House is?
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Post by tinfoilphono on Jan 16, 2009 22:33:48 GMT -6
My trade card is 1878. By 1879 the novelty had worn off and prices had dropped to 10c.
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Post by Moooperator on Jan 16, 2009 22:43:19 GMT -6
Scott, Mine is very clean too but I think it is old. Smells old, the edges are not white and the printing just looks like it came from type set press.
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Post by MTPhono on Jan 22, 2009 0:17:18 GMT -6
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Post by Moooperator on Jan 22, 2009 8:52:00 GMT -6
Wow I bet those display well with the nice mats and all.
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colocrank
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The kid with the most toys wins the game
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Post by colocrank on Jan 23, 2009 15:52:34 GMT -6
I remembered something today that I've had piled up with a bunch of old advertisements. I thought it might fit into this topic. All I have is this single page, I don't know what year it is from. On the reverse it states it is from Popular Mechanics with a different article. Has anyone ever heard of this before? Here is an enlargement of the description
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Post by MTPhono on Jan 29, 2009 14:16:45 GMT -6
Colo - is there a date on that 8' phonograph? It's obviously based upon the Auxeto-Gramophone principles. There had been a discussion on the old board about which phono was the first truly amplified. It comes down to the Auxeto-Gramophone and Columbia's Higham reproducer. If I remember correctly the BC was offered in 1904 or 1905 while the Auxetophone (Victor) was offered first in 1906. The general consensus is the Higham was the first amplified signal.
There is evidence that the Auxeto-Gramophone was demonstrated as early as 1898 in Paris. It just wasn't commercially offered to the public until 1906.
I would be very curious to know if this machine was from a time period prior to the sale of the Columbia BC.
Thanks, Scott
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Post by catfishjohn on Jan 29, 2009 20:22:34 GMT -6
Not exactly early advertising, but I always get a kick out of the last line in the paragraph pictured below. This is from the 1877 Annual Record of Science and Industry.
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colocrank
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Post by colocrank on Jan 30, 2009 17:50:16 GMT -6
Scott,
There wasn't a date on this page. Since there was a different article on the reverse side with current events of the day, I was able to google some of the information and determine that it was solidly written in 1916.
ColoCrank
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Post by catfishjohn on Feb 2, 2009 21:54:04 GMT -6
I picked this up a few weeks ago along with an Edison Home. It kind of made the trip worth while although it is in poor condition. I had a little bit of good phonograph karma coming my way since the Triumph I bought on Ebay didn't make it in one piece. I'm guessing it's from the late 1890's, European. Any thoughts? The top of the poster says Polyphon.
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Post by MTPhono on Feb 3, 2009 0:03:15 GMT -6
Very likely European and likely pre-1900 based upon horn styles. The coin-op looks like an Edison "H" but I am sure it's a European copy. I would love to see those two cylinder machines in person.
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Post by Moooperator on Feb 3, 2009 9:43:37 GMT -6
Catfish, About how large is this piece?
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