Mystery label.
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Mystery label.
I have never seen this label on a cylinder box lid before. I assume that it refers to the removal of the wartime ban on the importation of all talking machines and products, which the British Government introduced in March 1916 and lifted in June 1919.
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Re: Mystery label.
Could it be this ?epigramophone wrote: ↑Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:46 pm I have never seen this label on a cylinder box lid before. I assume that it refers to the removal of the wartime ban on the importation of all talking machines and products, which the British Government introduced in March 1916 and lifted in June 1919.
Maybe something similar applied to cylinders ?
https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/ ... clnk&gl=uk
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Re: Mystery label.
Oh, there are a lot of mentions of restriction relating to sale price etc. 'on' this link:epigramophone wrote: ↑Mon Jun 07, 2021 1:46 pm I have never seen this label on a cylinder box lid before. I assume that it refers to the removal of the wartime ban on the importation of all talking machines and products, which the British Government introduced in March 1916 and lifted in June 1919.
http://ia800703.us.archive.org/19/items ... 09moor.pdf
Maybe useful - maybe not .............