Interesting Blue Amberol Cylinder Box

[rgordon939]

I’m attaching a link that will take you to the history of the Knott’s Berry Farm in California. It’s an interesting read on how they started selling berries, built a roadside stand, and even sold pies that his wife baked. Today I was going through some cylinders getting them ready to list them on eBay. I came across this Blue Amberol cylinder stamped “Knott’s Berry Farm”. I guess as they grew they started selling Edison cylinders along with their berries at their roadside store. I just this was a great find.

https://www.knotts.com/blog/2020/april/ ... berry-farm

[gramophoneshane]

An interesting find indeed.
If I remember correctly, I think Edison changed to the orange boxes in about 1917, and apparently the roadside stall opened in 1923, so I can't help but wonder if this was simply old factory stock supplied in the mid to late 20's, or did they buy a bunch of records cheaply around the time the factory closed and prior to the depression, or where they maybe pre-owned records sold through the theme park after 1934?

Knowing how strict Edison seemed to be about dealers a jobbers, I tend to think they were probably sold at the farm after or around the time the factory closed, when the company didn't care who got them or where they went, as long as they were gone.
Regardless of why and when, it's certainly unusual and not the kind of retailer stamp you see every day.
Thanks for posting it.