Old newspaper articles about collectors & other phono topics

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Since everything I’ve posted in this thread before May 2021 is now gone, I’m gonna try re-posting some of the articles that got lost.

Florida Collector: May 30, 1982
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Just a nice Retrospective article. Nice to know there were still people around then that remember our machines in their heyday…

November 3rd, 1976
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Happy Birthday Talking Machine article from August 14, 1977
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Maine collector: September 26, 1970
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“Screech Box”?

150 records lost to improper storing? Ouch.

Maine collector : February 29, 1952
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New Jersey collector: October 11, 1964

New parts from California huh? You think he got it from that Karl Frick guy?
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Maine collector: February 24, 1963
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A firsthand account of cylinders from someone who initially remembers them

February 12, 1976
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Georgia collector: October 4, 1964
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February 11 1941: an OTR tribute to Edison’s 94th birthday. an article about a program that aired on radio called “Voices Of Yesterday”. Airing then 40-50 year old recordings of historical figures. I wonder if the acetates of this program still exist?
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