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I have always enjoyed collecting early phonograph paper memorabilia and thought I would share a few page images from an early issue in my collection of "The Voice Of The Victor" magazines. This one is from January 1908. "The Voice Of The Victor" was only distributed to Victor Talking Machine dealers and finding any issues "in the wild" is an incredible feat as the majority were read by the dealers and then tossed. In fact, I have found that issues prior to 1910 are exceedingly rare. Mine, as can be seen in the pictures, is well worn but still intact.

I hope that some of you may find the images and text interesting. The pages are very readable when you zoom the images (click once and then click once more to zoom).

Doug

This is great. I am completely captivated by early paper material, as you know. The " house organs" are are the Holy Grails of printed materials. Thanks for posting this.
Jim

Thanks for posting this, Doug.

I dream of the day when a full set of The Voice of the Victor, plus Edison Diamond Points, and The Phonogram are available online. At least we have The Phonoscope and The Talking Machine World online, plus The Columbia Record available from www.phonostalgia.com. These resources are invaluable.

George P.

Edited for correct web address.

phonogfp wrote:Thanks for posting this, Doug.

I dream of the day when a full set of The Voice of the Victor, plus Edison Diamond Points, and The Phonogram are available online. At least we have The Phonoscope and The Talking Machine World online, plus The Columbia Record available from phononostalgia.com. These resources are invaluable.

George P.

George, I may be having one of my "dense days", but could you clarify the web-address for "The Columbia Record" ? I googled and doodled it, but mostly came-up with an afternoon-daily from Columbia, SC...

Thanks !

Frank

Frank,

The Columbia Record is not available on the web, but only in hard-copy form from Ryan Barna at http://www.phonostalgia.com. (My apologies for giving the wrong spelling for the website in my post above.) Unfortunately, I now see on the website that Ryan has sold all the copies he made.

George P.

This is the correct link:
http://www.phonostalgia.com

George, looks like you beat me to it...

phonogfp wrote:
The Columbia Record Unfortunately, I now see on the website that Ryan has sold all the copies he made.

George P.

aargh. I inquired & then hesitated more than once. Stupid me.

George,

Do you think it would be possible to talk Ryan Barna into posting the Columbia volumes online, so we could at least have a reference if not a printed one?

I second that request....

Curt A wrote:George,

Do you think it would be possible to talk Ryan Barna into posting the Columbia volumes online, so we could at least have a reference if not a printed one?

I was thinking the same thing, and wondered if Ryan might allow the Antique Phonograph Society to host it on its website. Then it occurred to me that Ryan has a website of his own, so he might prefer that. Then it struck me that Ryan might ultimately prefer to reprint it hard-copy and sell more of them. After all, he's the guy who went to all the trouble to copy the originals at the Library of Congress and the New York Public Library, and a person's time and effort should have some value. Any of these options would be better than the present circumstances.

I don't know Ryan well, but I'll see him at the Wayne show and unless someone else wishes to ask him about it, I will do so then.

George P.