[78-L] Dealer stamps on labels

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Han Enderman" <jcenderman at solcon.nl>
>I have 7 label pictures with Brunswick dealer stamps around the label, but 
>also 2 around other labels:
> one on (Pathe) Actuelle 020547 (from Austin) (orig. release mid-1921),
> and one on Victor 17818 (from Raleigh, N.C.).
> The Brunswicks are from all over the country:
> Oakland; Wisconsin (2x); Connersville, Indiana; Minot, N. Dakota (2x); 
> Utica, New York.
> The range of the Brunswicks is 2008-2337 (= released ca.1/20 - late 22).
> Br's with text "Licensed Brunswick dealer", but the Pathe stamp only 
> mentions the shop.
> The Victor states "Licensed [space] dealer", and it seems that here 
> Brunswick is omitted !
> Maybe the stamps were supplied by Brunswick (whereas the Pathe stamp was 
> privately made).
> The stamps occur only on early Brunswicks and may have been made to 
> promote the label via special dealers (?).
> The Victor is an earlier recording though with a slightly later label 
> type: batwing without price (in use since mid-1918).
>
Note that your copy of 2008 was most likely imprinted "after the fact!"

I have NEVER seen similar imprints on Victor or Pathe records (although
Brunswick DID distribute Pathe 1916-19[?]!)

Rather than being "all over the country," your listed cities (plus those I 
have
seen) basically include a small "midwestern" portion of the US of A...which
in turn suggests it may have been one single distributor or sales-executive 
who
came up with the idea...?!

...stevenc