[78-L] Speed for old Edison, and Victor 78s

Royal Pemberton ampex354 at gmail.com
Thu Dec 18 20:40:16 PST 2008


Those Edisons will be 80 rpm; the Victor most likely somewhere between
74 and 76 1/2 rpm.

On 12/19/08, Ken Matheson <kenmath at yahoo.com> wrote:
>     Can anyone tell me the record speed of a couple of old 78s. Two are
> Edison (recorded both sides ¼ inch thick) The Church in the Wildwood, matrix
> number 5126-C-7, or 80416-R, and Christmas Bells, matrix number 6911-C-71,
> or 50591-L. And Victor (recorded one side, about normal thickness) with a
> sticker stating price of 60 cents, and dated 1906, Way Down South, matrix
> number B589, or 2562. Thank you.
>
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