Earlier this week I was fortunate to be contacted through, a fellow member, by a charming woman in Dorchester. She had done a house clean-out at the home of a late priest's family. Among everything were some 78s that the auctioneer wasn't interested in. Rather than throw them away she took the time to find someone who would want them nearby-It happened to be me!
Maybe about sixty records 10" & 12" mostly acoustic Columbias, a small stack of five line Patent Victors and two Diamond Discs. Also an Edison DD record brush, a 1940 Victor supplement and a box of Veribest needles.
A nice Columbia of the Preacher and the Bear, one each of the two big note Columbia demonstration records. A Victor scroll of two Carter family numbers as well as a Duke Ellington scroll Victor. A copy of Under the Anhauser Bush, Two Deccas of a group called the Harlem Hamfats Who were actually from Chicago, a neat local record sleeve &c.
The Brush reads:
F.H.THOMAS CO.
Headquarters for the "NEW EDISON" and
DIAMOND DISC RECORDS
691 BOYLSTON ST. BOSTON, MASS.
COR. EXETER
The woman also got herself a beautiful Regina Music Box with about thirty discs. I'd like to help her find out some info on it. Does anyone know of a good website? Thanks
Regards,
John