That completely flew over my head that this was recorded in '27 before the RCA takeover. The theory that Victor did not have the masters to press themselves and therefore procured copies from HMV would make sense.

I have here in the attachments the record and it’s matrix information from online. I find it curious that a recording would take place in the United States only to be shipped off to England to be manufactured and finally sent back as an import. Does this have to do with contract and legal agreements...

I don’t have much experience with labels outside of the United States so I apologize if this is common knowledge. I was curious what the difference was- as they both are Italian labels utilizing the Nipper logo of HMV/Victor. Is one an HMV product while the other is a result of severed ties from WWI...

What is the "higher fidelity variety"?

I believe this is an A-40
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Sonora-Wood-In ... SwdQhfxXCV

I saw they are $165.00, seems steep to me.

That is an interesting modification. Somebody put a bit of thought into it. I'm guessing the Edison horn is still in place? Or maybe something else was cobbled together- or no horn at all! I'm not too familiar with Diamond Discs, but it appears it could be reversed with a little know-how.

E-mail Sent to MShawnORourke@gmail.com. I would be interested in purchasing this.
-Zach

I like both, as long as the original audio is supplied for comparison

I believe this website still has reproduction castings for Orthophonics available. If you scroll down the page you will see the reproducer section that has prices.

http://shenandoahrestoration.com/motor.html