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soundgen wrote:I think you'll find the Times is even rarer than the record and I think you'll find they weren't sold together

Thanks for the info. I guess it's good not to believe everything right away that I get told.

bfinan11 wrote:Wow! Thanks for that... I had to wonder how, or if, it was even playable, considering that it must have been an enormous technical challenge to record acoustically.

I totally agree that it is mostly impressive because it is not an electric recording. I wonder what the actual recording setup must have been. I pitched it to 115rpm, fortunately my turntable can go that fast.

WDC wrote:

soundgen wrote:I think you'll find the Times is even rarer than the record and I think you'll find they weren't sold together

Thanks for the info. I guess it's good not to believe everything right away that I get told.

Both items could be purchased together as a souvenir at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924. At least this is what I was told when I bought the set. Nice to know that the miniature Times is a great rarity in itself.

Nice link to the record ( Queen Mary's Dolls House ) here

https://www.earlytech.com/earlytech/item?id=426

One sold in 2012

http://www.popsike.com/Very-Rare-1924-H ... 67550.html

There were 35,000 copies of the record pressed , and also 92,00 of a non playing metal disc

One for sale at auction soon: http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... 14&t=31828

Reviving an old thread in case anyone else is interested in these 3 ½ inch Imperial records - I find them irresistibly cute and fascinating!

Here's a newly updated list. I was lucky enough to find a copy of C119/C120 a little while ago, seemingly less common than some others.