APS Presentations at Union Show

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The Antique Phonograph Society invites everyone to free Friday, June 9th presentations at the Union show.

The Antique Phonograph Society (APS) has scheduled a triple-bill program of presentations free to the public and collectors. The program is scheduled for Friday afternoon, June 9th at 5:00 pm in the Wild West meeting room adjacent to the show and sale area. Early buyers, vendors, collectors and the public are encouraged to attend.

This year APS is offering three short presentations that are sure to inform and entertain everyone in attendance. Our first featured speaker is Don Gfell from Milan, Ohio, the birthplace of Thomas Edison. Mr. Gfell describes how he spearheaded a project to design, build and transport a larger than life statue of the famed “Wizard of Menlo Park.” The recently completed sculpture was installed in National Statuary Hall, U.S. Capitol, Washington, DC. In his presentation, Mr. Gfell describes the statue’s recent journey to the nation’s capital, which included a visit to Milan along the way.

Our second presenter, Greg Cline, will enlighten us with a presentation: “All About Decals.” Greg will explain how he acquired his interest in decals and how accurate and exact reproduction decals are created as well as the best techniques to apply them. This longstanding collector, exhibitor, and APS member will share the skills he has honed over the years.

The program will conclude by reviving one of the more successful and entertaining phonograph marketing gimmicks. Rod Pickett and Tim Fizer show how they recreate and record on the “napkin ring” cylinders that helped promote the phonograph at the 1904 St. Louis Exposition and the 1905 Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition. Rod and Tim use these new napkin rings to educate school groups about the phonograph and to attract the next generation of collectors. It worked in 1904, and attendees will see how it works today!

Joan R., Assistant Program Director