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Re: Phonographs that were brought into the trenches in WW1
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:48 pm
by Sherazhyder
Who could ignore this very famous ad ?
Re: Phonographs that were brought into the trenches in WW1
Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2023 7:54 pm
by Sherazhyder
And Columbia records’s trench focused advert!!
Re: Phonographs that were brought into the trenches in WW1
Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2023 5:26 am
by epigramophone
The Columbia advert showing a floor model was clearly aimed at the home market.
Portability was the main requirement for use in the trenches, hence the success of the Decca.
Carrying a Victor table model to safety whilst under fire would have been far more difficult.