1913 Green Presentation Box Case for Edison 80035 Diamond Disc Phonograph Record
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$ 300
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Description
Another item from Ricky Young, Quality Artifacts, Springfield, Vermont.
1913 Green Presentation Box Case Only for Edison 80035 Diamond Disc Phonograph Record
- This box is for a very early Edison Record, No. 80035 (the record is missing).
- Lazarre Waltzes (H.B. Blanke), Brass Orchestra
- Heimweh (Albert Jungmann), Violin, Cello, Flute and Harp
- Copyright 1913
- Green case with paper label on the front, cheese cloth lining, and a rectangular label inside the front cover under the cheese cloth.
- A small round label is usually on the back, but it is either missing or was never applied.
- The case has split and tattered edges, signs of moisture, and general wear otherwise from age and storage conditions.
- Please see the pictures for more details.
- Although Thomas Edison invented the phonograph back in 1877, his was the last major record company to enter the record disc market. Edison held fast to cylinders until 1908, losing out in the marketplace to the likes of Victor and Columbia. In October 1913 they finally announced the commercial production of records, and the machines to play them on. These records are vertically cut, and require the Edison disc machines to play them using a diamond point reproducer (which is why they are called Diamond Discs).
- In 1912 and 1913, prior to the October 1913 announcement, Edison pressed small quantities as samples that were issued to dealers and jobbers in elaborate presentation boxes. The first ones (80,000 series) were in green boxes, and the later ones (82,000 and 82,500 series) were in blue boxes, both with a round notice/patent sticker on the back, the same size that would be affixed to the bottom of a cylinder box. The boxes were no longer used after commercial production started in October 1913. Some of these boxed records had song pairings that were never released together commercially.
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