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Edison Ads

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Hey are some Edison Phonograph ads. More to come. Enjoy. :D
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Wow, that's great. Thank you so much for sharing those.
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I'm trilled to be able to share this hobby with other like minded folks :D I'm glad you like the pics. I will post more in the next few days.

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The purchase of a Genuine Victrola closes the Avenue of Future Regret.

- ANNOUNCEMENT The Victrola Shortage Today (New Castle News, Friday, December, 20, 1918)

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I read the New Amberola Phonograph advertisement and find it funny that Edison was using a couple of modern-day marketing tricks to get people to buy his phonographs. It claims that you can get a free trial and then, if you decide to keep it, you just pay $1. It then mentions (in small letters) that there are monthly payments. Anyway, thanks for sharing these interesting advertisements with us!

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Post by Valecnik »

These are great Novekev,

Thanks for posting.

It's interesting to compare them to the Victor ads.

Victor ads are all glamour, glitz, high society and culture.

Edison's are more plain, factual and emphasize technical superiority....

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Not to mention certainty: "Why there can NEVER be a better phonograph"! I'll think of that every time I hear a lab model scrape its way through a diamond disc.

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