CDBPDX wrote:
I also believe this automatic brake must be an after market item.
The logo on this machine is different than any other Claxtonola logo I've seen on records or other phonographs. Usually, the logo incorporates a 'flag' across the top saying "GOLDEN THROATED". This logo has a 'flag' along the bottom that says "THE NEW DAY PHONOGRAPH" and the CLAXTONOLA script is different. Are these different models?
My guess is that Brenard started making Claxtonola phonographs, THE NEW DAY PHONOGRAPH. Then they started making Claxontola records to accompany their phonographs and modified their logo to GOLDEN THROATED.
Cliff
With all respect, why guess? Wouldn't it be better to know?
A quick Google search (
http://www.tedstaunton.com/labels/1920_ ... onola.html) would tell you that Brenard didn't make records. The earlier (1919) Claxtonola discs were produced for Brenard by the New York Recording Laboratories. Then in 1924, record production shifted to the Starr Piano Company (Gennett). This information (and much, much more) is also available in
American Record Labels and Companies (1891-1943) by Allan Sutton & Kurt Nauck.
Of course, none of this explains the change of advertising slogan.
I'd suggest you compare the serial number of your "New Day" machine with other "Golden Throated" Claxtonolas to see if a pattern exists to suggest that the "New Day" nomenclature was a later attempt to counter the appearance of electrical recording and the Orthophonic/Viva-Tonal instruments. If your serial is higher than "Golden Throated" examples, you may be onto something. Meanwhile, check the Claxtonola advertising in the
Talking Machine World (
http://archive.org/search.php?query=tal ... pe%3Atexts) to see if you can pinpoint a date.
George P.