Anyone ever seen this label?

[Lucius1958]

Just picked up a few records of interest: one of them was a label I had never seen before.

There's no company or patent information - it appears to be early/mid '20s:

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Any guess as to the manufacturer/ source of matrix/ etc.?

Bill

[Joe_DS]

That was a department store label for the National Department Store Co., pressed by Grey Gull --


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grey_Gull_Records
http://www.78rpm.net.nz/78s/storeslabels.htm

According to the discographical project website -- http://www.78discography.com/ -- the Grey Gull pressing (#1297, Matrix 3690/3687)was recorded sometime in July, 1925 -- http://www.78discography.com/GG1000.htm

Joe

[Lucius1958]

Thanks!

Bill

[zenith82]

Yep - Joe hit the nail on the head. National Department Stores, mid 1920s.

I've found a few of this label over the years, but not very many. Not a label you see every day.