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World's phonograph Company , Amsterdam
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:35 pm
by Gramtastic
One aspect of our hobby I really like is the social history it reveals to us. I have recently bought this postcard from 1896 where someone living in a small terraced house in Lincoln, England, writes to "The World's Phonograph co " in Amsterdam asking about a particular record/Cylinder ? Anyone know more about this company and how anyone in the UK would have known to write to them ? They ask about the Columbian Exposition March which seems to have been written in 1893 for the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago that year. I love the way they ask that if anything is out of stock , would they "make them" !
Through the wonders of Google maps I attach a photo of the house as it is today and the only reference to this company I can find on line...
Anyone have a copy of this march ?
Re: World's phonograph Company , Amsterdam
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:35 pm
by poodling around
Gramtastic wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:35 pm
One aspect of our hobby I really like is the social history it reveals to us. I have recently bought this postcard from 1896 where someone living in a small terraced house in Lincoln, England, writes to "The World's Phonograph co " in Amsterdam asking about a particular record/Cylinder ? Anyone know more about this company and how anyone in the UK would have known to write to them ? They ask about the Columbian Exposition March which seems to have been written in 1893 for the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago that year. I love the way they ask that if anything is out of stock , would they "make them" !
Through the wonders of Google maps I attach a photo of the house as it is today and the only reference to this company I can find on line...
Anyone have a copy of this march ?
I assume that you saw this link mentioning the company:
https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_herstel ... y_id=19279
address:
The World's Phonograph Co.
Rokin 83, Amsterdam
Re: World's phonograph Company , Amsterdam
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:43 pm
by poodling around
Gramtastic wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:35 pm
One aspect of our hobby I really like is the social history it reveals to us. I have recently bought this postcard from 1896 where someone living in a small terraced house in Lincoln, England, writes to "The World's Phonograph co " in Amsterdam asking about a particular record/Cylinder ? Anyone know more about this company and how anyone in the UK would have known to write to them ? They ask about the Columbian Exposition March which seems to have been written in 1893 for the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago that year. I love the way they ask that if anything is out of stock , would they "make them" !
Through the wonders of Google maps I attach a photo of the house as it is today and the only reference to this company I can find on line...
Anyone have a copy of this march ?
The shop:
Re: World's phonograph Company , Amsterdam
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:46 pm
by poodling around
Gramtastic wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:35 pm
One aspect of our hobby I really like is the social history it reveals to us. I have recently bought this postcard from 1896 where someone living in a small terraced house in Lincoln, England, writes to "The World's Phonograph co " in Amsterdam asking about a particular record/Cylinder ? Anyone know more about this company and how anyone in the UK would have known to write to them ? They ask about the Columbian Exposition March which seems to have been written in 1893 for the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago that year. I love the way they ask that if anything is out of stock , would they "make them" !
Through the wonders of Google maps I attach a photo of the house as it is today and the only reference to this company I can find on line...
Anyone have a copy of this march ?
Or this one, depending upon which number it was - or maybe they moved ?
Re: World's phonograph Company , Amsterdam
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:51 pm
by poodling around
Gramtastic wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:35 pm
One aspect of our hobby I really like is the social history it reveals to us. I have recently bought this postcard from 1896 where someone living in a small terraced house in Lincoln, England, writes to "The World's Phonograph co " in Amsterdam asking about a particular record/Cylinder ? Anyone know more about this company and how anyone in the UK would have known to write to them ? They ask about the Columbian Exposition March which seems to have been written in 1893 for the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago that year. I love the way they ask that if anything is out of stock , would they "make them" !
Through the wonders of Google maps I attach a photo of the house as it is today and the only reference to this company I can find on line...
Anyone have a copy of this march ?
Interesting company information mentioned underneath the youtube video itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cam3cyrtrQs
Re: World's phonograph Company , Amsterdam
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:55 pm
by poodling around
poodling around wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 4:51 pm
Gramtastic wrote: Wed Jan 18, 2023 2:35 pm
One aspect of our hobby I really like is the social history it reveals to us. I have recently bought this postcard from 1896 where someone living in a small terraced house in Lincoln, England, writes to "The World's Phonograph co " in Amsterdam asking about a particular record/Cylinder ? Anyone know more about this company and how anyone in the UK would have known to write to them ? They ask about the Columbian Exposition March which seems to have been written in 1893 for the Columbian Exposition held in Chicago that year. I love the way they ask that if anything is out of stock , would they "make them" !
Through the wonders of Google maps I attach a photo of the house as it is today and the only reference to this company I can find on line...
Anyone have a copy of this march ?
Interesting company information mentioned underneath the youtube video itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cam3cyrtrQs
and here:
https://archive.org/stream/HillandaleNe ... 4_djvu.txt
quite a lot more on google.
Re: World's phonograph Company , Amsterdam
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 10:24 pm
by martinola
Edison Standard #3 sports a tag from them on the case.
Re: World's phonograph Company , Amsterdam
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:02 am
by poodling around
I absolutely agree by the way about how wonderful it is to find old, gramophone related documents and research them.
By amazing coincidence, last night I was clearing up (a littlle) the gramophone room, and sat down to admire the mess. I then saw something showing from a heap of empty record sleeves and it turned out to be a receipt from 1942 (or 1947) showing month and day of purchase.
Brilliant indeed.
Re: World's phonograph Company , Amsterdam
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:27 pm
by Starkton
I have also seen this postcard on ebay, however, I am only looking for earlier material (1893-95) from this company.