The New Historical Phono-Related Newspaper Articles and Advertisements Thread

[AmberolaAndy]

January 9th 1906: the patent and logos for the Victrola were granted.

[AmberolaAndy]

January 16, 1900: The Latest Up To Date Records!!

[Granby]

Okay... I could not resist this thread! I have tons of old ads and some of them made it into my book on the Granby phonograph. For a moment in time, Granby phonographs created quite a sensation in the phonograph world - well, that is what their advertising and marketing would lead one to believe...

[AmberolaAndy]

1897 advertisement for the Edison Home machine!

[Phono-Phan]

1897 advertisement for the Edison Home machine!

Does anyone have an example of this Edison Home with the drawer?

[Django]

Various 1906 advertisements for the Pooley VTLA

I found this recently. It seems to add some insight into the reasoning behind the design. http://www.mulhollandpress.com/styled-2 ... index.html

I think that the fact that it was fairly unadorned helped to make it acceptable and once it was acceptable, they could make the cabinets more elaborate.

[epigramophone]

Listening to the phonograph at the Paris Exhibition of 1889 :

[AmberolaAndy]

October 15, 1910 3 new Victrola models are introduced!

[AmberolaAndy]

October 1st 1908: an advertisement of President Taft’s recordings!

The only way you could hear a president speak without seeing them in person!

[epigramophone]

Here are some adverts from the Sears, Roebuck & Co Talking Machine Department.
Interesting to see a Gem Graphophone. Which came first, this or the Edison Gem?