7 " IMPROVED RECORD Pre Victor Eldridge Johnson Phonograph  PRE DOG disc   

$

1,525

NO RESERVE 

This record is for the advanced  vintage record collector.

Unlike many Ebay record sellers that only offer you   a visual grading,  I play each and every record.

   I try to give a numeric grading on a scale from 1-10   as to the sound quality of each disc..   Keep in mind that since I am not a record collector and these records nearly 120 years old,   my grading  may differ from serious collectors but I do take returns   if successful buyers are not completely satisfied..

PLEASE,  VIEW THE PICTURES PROVIDED…

All pictures taken with **NO** flash

very scarce** TWO SIDED PRE DOG* 7 inch* IMPROVED RECORD

A-490 & A-491

  song title on  both sides

Both the record and the label show well..  No cracks, scratches or needle digs in play surface.  Some minor scuffing not affecting play

Record plays very good plus in my view..

  Scarce 7" Improved   Record  #  A-490 PLUS A-491, in   great condition from the turn of the century dating no later then 1900.  This is a rarer double sided  record that has very good sound quality and volume.  The disc plays through smoothly without any issues on my wood horn Victor D phonograph using a fiber needle in a No. 2 reproducer…   Some minor    background noise.  I'm not a record collector but   I would give it an overall rating of 8  out of 10.

  Both sides of the record has recitation performances of well known nursery rhymes like BaBa Black Sheep, London Bridges, 3 Blind Mice,  Old King Cole,,  Bo Peep and others.

  A very unique double sided record to entertain children from 120 years ago.

   The   Improved Gram-O-Phone Record   was   the first run of records ever to carry a paper label but lasted only a few months.     Through a court injunction,  Eldridge Johnson was prohibited from using the term  Gram-O-Phone  on the labels of any of  his so-called superior records thus the  IMPROVED RECORD ,  (which is the disc for sale), was the label that  remained on his disc but once again only briefly.   Once he moved his operation to New Jersey, Eldridge Johnson's Consolidated Talking Machine Company reorganized and became the Victor Talking Machine Co..  

 This  pre victor, pre dog Improved Record  was only made for a few months and to actually find one that is double sided is very rare which is why they are so collectable..

 Recording A-490  take #1   according to the Discography of American Historical Recordings  (DAHR)    dates @ 11/6/1900. 

  Recording A-491 take #2   according to the Discography of American Historical Recordings  (DAHR)   also  dates @ 11/6/1900

I will not sell or ship this record internationally. 

 Auction is for North America and Canada only..

Shipping is a flat rate of $10.00 for Priority Mail  anywhere 

within the contiguous  United States and insured up to $50.00. 

Free shipping and insurance in the US should the final value exceed $200.00

I will pay for all additional insurance up to the final value

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Shipping for Canadian bidders will be determined at end of auction and only the actual postage required

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***I do not charge any handling or packing fee's..***

Record will be shipped Priority Mail in a cushioned box sandwiched between plywood for protection... 

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I do accept returns

If you are not satisfied with your purchase, notify me and return the record fully insured in the same condition, within a week, no problem...

Thank You, and Good Luck,  FMBlizz

I certainly am not a historian when it comes to the evolution or progression of the first records ever produced so please do your own homework as to the information I am trying to provide.  

Found out that this record was issued with the every early TOY phonograph and perhaps the only double sided 7 inch Improved Label record produced making it extremely rare.

I have also posted a reference from a book in my pictures.

I have also added a copy of a page from   Baumbach book  LOOK FOR THE DOG.

It states that this is the exact record that was issued with the Victor Toy phonograph made only for a year between 1900 and 1901.

If you are fortunate enough to have a Victor Toy in your collection,,, this is the icing on the cake..

If you are fortunate enough to have a Victor Toy machine in your collection,,, this is literally the icing on the cake..