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Hello all,

I recently got around to re-arranging my cylinder collection so that I can listen to my 2 and 4 min wax records again. They are now in my half-barrel cabinet that has replacement pegs...so I started making little circles with the titles that I can tape on top to make it easier to find certain records. Now the problem is that not all of the two minute records are announced.

I have a mix of oxford and columbia cylinders which all have a number on them.. like the one shown. Is there any database that I can look these up in? The boxes they came in were no help as to the titles or artists. If I can't find out any information about them, I can just give them generic titles; but I would prefer not to do that.

Any help would be appreciated!

David

Old cylinder catalogues?

Try using this.

Rich Gordon

https://cylinders.library.ucsb.edu/

I tried using that database... but when I search the numbers I don't get anything. I will try again tomorrow.

David

This will help with Columbia cylinders

31300 thru 31999 ...
https://www.78discography.com/ColCyl31300.htm

32000 thru 32499 ...
https://www.78discography.com/ColCyl32000.htm

32500 thru 32999 ...
https://www.78discography.com/ColCyl32500.htm

James.

This is what I was looking for ...
https://archive.org/details/Kastlemusic ... s/mode/2up

Thanks James, I will look through this when I have some free time.

David