[78-L] Victor single-sided double-sided record

[Michael Biel]

Another record I picked up at the music show is an E+++ copy of
single-sided Victor 4567 by Alan Turner.  Regular black First Prize
label, 5 lines,Aug 25, 1908 final patent with 60 cent price around the
spindle hole and no rear sticker.  That number is up at the 12 o'clock
position as it should be, BUT down at the 6 o'clock position is the
doubled number, 16407B!!!  Were they still pressing single sided records
AFTER they had already started doubling them????  Anybody else got
something like this or is it unusual?  Stamper indicator MM is up at the
single side number, it is handwritten take 2, and the remnants of the
handwritten matrix number is there at 6 o'clock, but obliterated by the
doubled number.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com