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Kevan wrote:One would think that the Amberol cylinder #473 was so important that it would have been made in blue Amberol also. Any one know why it wasn't?

Kevan

You can't really go by "important". The Teddy Roosevelt wax cylinders weren't reissued until after he died, and even then they only did 3 of the 4. There are lots of other "important" wax cylinders that never got a reissue, especially in the classical and operatic series - Slezak, Bernhardt, etc. Also Sophie Tucker, Stella Mayhew, Marie Dressler, etc.

I couldn't believe it!That cracked cylinder sold for $145! I hope whoever's bought it won't try to play it!CRRAAKK!!PS;Yesterday I mentioned it to a friend I also told about the non-cracked Shackleton that my late friend Arthur Pare had. edisonplayer.

Yes,there were a lot of things on wax Amberol that weren't issued in the Blue.edisonplayer