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if you goto DAHR we have online access to the BA and 4M amberol discogs now. i inqired about the foreign / misc book.

I’ve ran across a couple of these numbers and still have a bunch yet to list. Try looking at: 4-4time.com
John

Troyr wrote: Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:57 pm Hello fellow collectors,

I am seeking out a several Edison 4 minute wax, very good to excellent cylinders with matching lids:

1
156
194
262
385
499
691
1131

Thank you!

Saving this for when I start the Amberol inventory.

It's interesting about how these cylinders re-act. 10 years ago I bought 20 of the black wax cylinders at the show in Buena Park and wrapped them carefully and put them in the car at show end. We spent the night in the area and then headed back to Arizona. We always stop at a deli in Palm Springs and I took them in with us. We had lunch and then drove home. Car was always air conditioned. Two days after we got home I checked them and 9 were broken.

2 years later we were at the show, and my wife, before we left, showed up with one of those insulted freezer bags that she bought and said "take this, maybe it will keep those poor things from self destruction" Bought 15, same routine, and all got home safely. Since then I have picked up 80 of them all in that bag and not one broken. Faith, luck or just a grocery insulated freezer bag?
Abe

Hello fellow collectors,

I am still seeking several Edison 4 minute wax cylinders in very good to excellent condition with some matching lids (if possible):

1
194
262 with a good lid
538 lid not needed
539 lid not needed
544 with a good lid
691
869 with a good lid
1131 with a good lid

Thank you for your help!
Troy