Garret wrote:
George,
Would you be willing to share your thoughts on some of the more interesting items in storage that might not be finding their way to display anytime soon? Is the vault you describe the same one as where the remaining masters are kept? I've heard about it, but unfortunately have yet to see it, or make a trip to the TAENHP for that matter, even though my treasured original A&N Disc machine is now part of the collection.
Sincerely,
Garret
I'm not very well versed with what the Site has in storage. I haven't been there since the renovation (although I may be visiting there in April), so I don't even know what's on display anymore. For those with a copy of
Discovering Antique Phonographs, there are items shown in the book that hadn't seen the light of day for many years. Things that, at the time, we didn't even know existed. I hope some of those items are on display, but as I say, I'm ignorant of that beyond what I've seen in a few pictures.
I was describing the underground vault, but there's a small vault above ground too. That smaller vault used to have cylinder records (and masters I think) in it, but that could all be changed now. The Edison Disc masters are all at the Henry Ford now as far as I know. Most of the large underground vault's floor space seemed to be covered with metal file cabinets. Nowadays, many of those documents can be accessed online through the Rutgers site for the Edison Papers Project. What a great resource!
George P.