Curious United Talking Machine Record

[alang]

Just saw this lot on eBay. 3 Standard and 1 United record. Strange thing is that the United record seems to have the same ½" size center hole instead of the usual 1 ½". The label looks unmodified. Has anyone seen that before?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/3-Antique-TALKI ... 6016.l4276

Thanks
Andreas

[phonogal]

I think this happened sometimes. I have one with a Standard label on one side and a Harmony label on the other. I think they were all made in the same factory.

[phonogfp]

Phonogal's right. By the teens, the records were virtually all Columbia pressings, and oddities pop up from time to time. "Wrong" size spindle holes... Incorrect labels...

George P.

[Phonofreak]

I've ran into that myself. I have a client record or two that the label is partially removed revealing a Columbia label below. These little oddities is what makes this hobby so cool.
Harvey Kravitz

[alang]

Interesting! So that means that the records were pressed by Columbia, then - depending on the order - different labels were applied, and then the (hopefully) correct spindle hole was drilled or punched? Does that also mean that at least some of the dreaded records with enlarged spindle holes might have left the factory that way and have not been drilled by some owner later on? Obviously not Victor records, but any that were pressed by Columbia?

I wonder if someone 100 years from now will be just as excited about the odd MP3 player with an upside down label

Thanks
Andreas