Victrola Book of the Opera

[Henry]

Because the company name was Victor Talking Machine, not Victrola Talking Machine

No duh! But we were discussing why the book's name was changed *back* to "The Victor Book of the Opera" from "The Victrola Book of the Opera." Obviously the *company* name was always Victor Talking Machine Company, right up to the merger with RCA.

[Swing Band Heaven]

1924 edition of the book. Currently sits in my 9-55.

S-B-H

[transformingArt]

You can read the entire edition on Internet Archive website - 1919 edition.

Check this out - http://www.archive.org/details/victrolabookofo00rous

I have this edition, minus its cover (a rather worn library copy).

[1926CredenzaOwner]

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[1923VictorFan]

You can read the entire edition on Internet Archive website - 1919 edition.

Check this out - http://www.archive.org/details/victrolabookofo00rous

I have this edition, minus its cover (a rather worn library copy).

WOW! Thanks for sharing this link! If I had known about it sooner I probably would not have bought my copy. lol. It's a GREAT resource and I'm curious to see what else they may have in the way of Victor, Edison and Columbia titles.

[Henry]

According to the Univ. of Toronto site, the 1st to the 3rd and the 9th editions were published as "The Victor Book of the Opera." I have the 9th edition. The copyright page reads (in part) as follows: NINTH EDITION....Copyright 1929 by Victor Talking Machine Co....Copyright 1936 by RCA Manufacturing Company, Inc. Camden, New Jersey, U.S.A. So I suppose the conclusion is that editions between 1923 and 1929/36, i.e., the 4th through the 8th, had "Victrola," and editions from the 9th onward had "Victor."

Glad that's settled. Now I can sleep in peace through several football games this afternoon