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I heard on the news today that the Victor Victrola was debuted on August 22, 1906. Happy Birthday Victrola
Harvey Kravitz

According to the Victor Data Book it was announced on Aug.7, 1906 and the first ones were shipped on Aug. 22, 1906.

OK, that's what it was. I was just going by what I heard on the radio. Thanks for the clarification.
Harvey Kravitz

Harvey, I hope I didn't sound "picky" about it - If I did, I didn't mean to. You just aroused my curiosity which sent me to my library. Thanks for bringing this very important milestone to our attention.

Jim

Jim, I didn't think you were picky at all. I was driving home and heard this on the news on the radio. A lot of times the media either gets facts wrong, or omits parts of facts all together. Thanks for bringing this up. We all learned something from this.
Harvey Kravitz

Phonofreak wrote:I heard on the news today that the Victor Victrola was debuted on August 22, 1906. Happy Birthday Victrola
Harvey Kravitz

What radio? NPR?

Wolfe, It was the local oldies station in Seattle WA. It was 880 KIXI.
Harvey Kravitz

Ah the "oldies" stations. Anyone else feel like the music on such stations has slowly morphed into all 70's and 80's with no more from earlier? It's funny to hear them call something an oldie when it seems just yesterday I was shopping for it at Peaches, Tower, or the likes of Sound Warehouse. Of course my middle school kids think the 70's were the dark ages but don't think so at least we had transistors. The dark ages are really when you watched the shrinking "dot" when you turned off that glorious 19 inch B&W TV. Don't even get me started on the "tube testers" at Radio Shack.