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

[DanKj]

If I recall my monthly supplements correctly, Victor was issuing single and 
double-sided popular records alongside each other, at least into 1912.  Columbia 
doubled its entire catalogue at once, but Victor reluctantly doubled its records a 
batch at a time.



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 2:36 AM
Subject: [78-L] Victor single-sided double-sided record


> 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