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VERY hard to find 8-INCH etched label OPERAPHONE RECORD (circa 1915) featuring a (UGH!) misspelling of Arthur Collins last name as "COLLONS". {now...who spells Collins as Collons? Ohhhhhh boy...fire that guy. }

OPERAPHONE RECORD #1004:

COMIC DUET "DOWN IN BOM BOMBAY" BY "COLLONS AND HARLAN"

-AND-

MARCH LORRAINE "KING COTTON. SOUSA" TWO STEP AND ENCORE

Both sides play great. This is a vertically cut record. Light surface scratches and scuffs.

PM with interest.

Doug

FellowCollector wrote:... {now...who spells Collins as Collons? Ohhhhhh boy...fire that guy. }...

Somebody who just had a Collonoscopy?

Sorry.

Not my area of collecting focus, but curious: is that a Pathé sapphire ball cut groove?

Collonoscopy!
Hahaha that one left me in "stitches"
Sent me into bowels of laughter....ok I'll stop now..

Steven

drh wrote:

FellowCollector wrote:... {now...who spells Collins as Collons? Ohhhhhh boy...fire that guy. }...

Somebody who just had a Collonoscopy?

Sorry.

Not my area of collecting focus, but curious: is that a Pathé sapphire ball cut groove?

No, Operaphone verticals are steel needle records.

52089 wrote:

drh wrote:

FellowCollector wrote:... {now...who spells Collins as Collons? Ohhhhhh boy...fire that guy. }...

Somebody who just had a Collonoscopy?

Sorry.

Not my area of collecting focus, but curious: is that a Pathé sapphire ball cut groove?

No, Operaphone verticals are steel needle records.

Extra-fine grooves which meant that their 8 inch size played about as long as a conventional 10 inch- but they generally have a thin sound and often wear poorly. This one looks much better than average.