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Rare Early 1900s Records - $35 (near Chelsea)

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Thomas Edison began manufacturing Diamond Disc records in 1912, and they became more popular than the Edison musical cylinders. They could be played for 5 minutes per side, and had better sound than the Victor or Columbia records, but there was one hitch. They were more expensive than the thinner shellac records of the time and they had to be played on Edison’s very expensive Diamond Disc Phonographs.

Edison’s record company simply couldn’t compete and went out of business in 1929.

Although these records are 10 inches in diameter, but are much thicker (1/4 inch) than a Victor or Columbia record. They weigh about a pound each.

Here is the list of the year, titles, and artists for each of the five records:

1921 “Timbuctoo” (Al Benard)/I Got the Blues for My Old Kentucky Home” (Clarence Gaskill)

1913 “When It’s Apple Blossom Time in Normandy Turkey Trot” “Peg o’ My Heart Turkey Trot”

1920. “Goodbye Sunshine, Hello Moon! (Helen Clark)/ “Close to Your Heart” (Gladys Rice)

1918 “The Gypsy Trail” (Arthur Middleton)/ “Life’s Dream Is O’er” (Marie Rappold)

1917 “Smiles, Then Kisses Waltz” (Charles W. Aucliffe)/ “Hapa Haole Hula Girl” (Sonny Cunha)

All five in are in nice condition. A few look like they had never been played.

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