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Well, I just found a large cache of Zono's.Some are very interesting titles. This one is very interesting.Anyone seen this title before.The whole group look like NOS in condition.

Historical and... mmm, NOS

Philippine (one L and two Ps)

Here is a link to a Bryan article on the topic...
http://books.google.com/books?id=ttzhAA ... 22&f=false

This touches on the record industry history, with Bryan and Spencer mentioned...
http://www.timbrooks.net/PDFs/colhist02.pdf

(From the above link)
Columbia next allied with Frank Seaman's Universal Talking Machine Company, which had been marketing discs and phonographs under various names since 1898. Seaman had originally been the sales agent for Berliner, but had split with the inventor and was attempting to start his own disc business. Columbia allowed Seaman some measure of protection under its cylinder recording patents, and for a brief period in 1900-1901, Columbia's large network of dealers stocked his Zon-O-Phone products. However Seaman's company was in constant litigation with the Berliner interests, making his entire venture quite shaky; it finally went
bankrupt in 1901.

James.

Oh boy! You lucky dog...I love early 7 inch discs and that is one title on 7 inch Zonophone I do not have. Please post more when you can. Thanks, Doug

Fabulous find! And a political record as well. Are there other political ones? Jerry

None with a cool title like that.A couple like "Jim Lawson's Horse Trade", "Yankee Doodle", "Schultz's Advice To Woman","Coon,Coon,Coon",etc........

Any German titles?

No German on the Zono's. However,there were a couple Black 7" G&T's. One is #43305 (take 2)Selma Kurtz "Canzone Des Pagen"-"Maskenball" German Sorprano.Nice record

gramophone78 wrote:One is #43305 (take 2)Selma Kurtz "Canzone Des Pagen"-"Maskenball"

This is certainly not "take 2", but a second stamper copy.

Thanks Starkton. I always thought that the roman numeral II was the "take". I will have to remember that.

very nice find! Congratulations. Please box them up and send to me in Australia immediately!