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Well,
I finally musterd the strength to go though the broken cylinders.
Some had no readable info but here are all the ones I found numbers on..
I could not find a few on the lookup site too..

Broken
8470 Comin' thro' the rye

8435 Deed I do

8549 Southern smiles

9975 opular straight jigs

8462 Alita

7200 The little old log cabin in the lane

32154 Down south

31931
530 Semper fidelis march

1524 Wm. Tell

8162
10333
10267 Bl-nd and p-g

10311 A Creole lullaby.

10326
9996 Foreign missions

10298 I'm looking for something to eat

10334 Jerusalem mournin'

9108 I'll be waiting in the gloaming, sweet Genevieve

9918 The tariff question

10162 Blue Feather

9448 Moses Andrew Jackson good-bye

533 The bride elect march

7769 Non e ver =

529 Dancing in the dark.

Jerusalem Mournin'?

That's a Polk Miller record: a tragic loss...

And The Tariff Question: iirc, that's either Roosevelt or Taft - a historic record.

Bill

Yes it is the Taft speech
I think I have saved the Taft cylinder with some gentle heat and and a little finagling.

The Polk is pieces unfortunately..

Kirk

9996 "Foreign Missions" is also a William H. Taft recording from 1908. If this one and the other Taft cylinder along with the Polk Miller "Jerusalem Mournin'" were in nice clean condition then this is just awful as these were historically notable recordings. And very difficult to find in nicely preserved condition. What a shame. For what it's worth, here is "Jerusalem Mournin" from my collection:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1mAP9up6mc For those who choose to watch and desire to skip past the background I provide on the cylinder and go straight to the recording, it begins at about the 7:30 mark.

Doug

A few you were not able to identify:

8162 Come Out Dinah, On the Green - William H Thompson
10333 Old Time Religion - Polk Miller
10326 Someday Melinda - Collins and Harlan

Good lord, two Tafts and two Polk Millers lost. What a crime!

Sorry to hear about the broken cylinders. Very sad indeed. As postings indicate wax cylinders are very delicate. In situations like this its better to jump in a car and personally go and pick the item up. You may have to adjust your schedule but it's worth it especially if it requires less than a day's trip. I've done this before for phonographs and records. I highly recommend for the next time.

Phonofolks wrote:Sorry to hear about the broken cylinders. Very sad indeed. As postings indicate wax cylinders are very delicate. In situations like this its better to jump in a car and personally go and pick the item up. You may have to adjust your schedule but it's worth it especially if it requires less than a day's trip. I've done this before for phonographs and records. I highly recommend for the next time.

I am disabled and cant do the drive. Shipping was the only option..

Kirk

52089 wrote:A few you were not able to identify:

8162 Come Out Dinah, On the Green - William H Thompson
10333 Old Time Religion - Polk Miller
10326 Someday Melinda - Collins and Harlan

Good lord, two Tafts and two Polk Millers lost. What a crime!

Isn't that always the way, though? Any time I've bought a collection and anything is broken, it never seems to be the common stuff that breaks. Ever.

I understand Kirk. Please let the forum know if we can help with delivery when you make such purchases in the future. Where in Maryland was the purchase shipped?