The New Historical Phono-Related Newspaper Articles and Advertisements Thread

[AmberolaAndy]

Me myself yesterday when trying to upload photos of 5Mb size. I had finally to reduce them to be able to upload. It seems there's a new limit in size.
Another colleagues seem to be able to upload photos 2.5Mb sized, so maybe the limit is somewhere between 2.5 and 5.5

Interesting. I was able to upload these ads before with no problem.

Newspapers.com just saves the images In a large format and I’ve tried to play around with the images so I wouldn’t keep getting this error. 🫤

[AmberolaAndy]

Ok FINALLY an advertisement that doesn’t give me that error.

Back on track!

[AmberolaAndy]

1914: Join our Victrola club or be DISAPPOINTED!

[Django]

1914: Join our Victrola club or be DISAPPOINTED!

Some things never change.

[AmberolaAndy]

1914: Join our Victrola club or be DISAPPOINTED!

Some things never change.

That’s going to be the theme of the holiday ads I will post! “Join our Christmas Club!” “hurry!” “order Now!” “avoid disappointment and future regret!” “Don’t be disappointed like Last year when we ran out of stock!”

[AmberolaAndy]

August 1st 1918 : Edison ad plays on the consumer’s fear of being disappointed because they might have bought a SOULLESS non Diamond disc machine before hearing a Diamond disc machine…

[AmberolaAndy]

December 2nd 1917: There WILL be an impending shortage of talking machines! Ok Pittsburgh, Do you want music or a disappointed family for Christmas 1917? It’s your choice.

[AmberolaAndy]

March 16, 1912 HUGE article about Victor Talking Machine Co
(Cut in two half to avoid that pesky HTTP error)

[epigramophone]

HMV advertisement for Christmas 1910. No warning of shortages then :

[epigramophone]

....and not forgetting Columbia....