[78-L] 1907 Royal Sewing Machine promo record

[Michael Biel]

bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:
> Wow, great minds think alike, I already sent Mike a request off line for a scan of that Ad. It would be great to have it with my little Victor P-2 !! 
>   

> From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at bu.edu> 
> Any chance of getting a scan of the ad, Mike? I'd like to see what model 
> Victor it is. I'm guessing it is a P. 
>
> Ron L 
>
>
>   

Scans have been sent out, and I can send it to anyone else who asks.  
When I bought the flyer I took it over to Brian Gorrell who is a 
phonograph dealer/collector who has a booth at the same market.  Looking 
thru the paperback Baumbach first edition, it seemed to be a Victor 
Royal, partially because of the initial confusion not realizing that the 
Royal discussed in the ad was their sewing machine.  Looking at my green 
hardback and the second edition of Baumbach it seems obvious that it is 
a P Premium model which happens to be closely related to the P.  One 
interesting feature on my scan is the speed control on the side of the 
machine.  This would match Baumbach's description of the P's motor being 
mounted on the bottom of the case because if the motor is on the top 
plate the speed control has to be on the top plate also.  Does your P-2 
have this type of speed control, Bruce?

And remember, I am STILL interested in finding out about the RECORD 
about the Royal Sewing Machine!

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>  On Behalf Of Michael Biel 
>
> Does anybody have, or know of, a record made in 1907 that would be a 
> store promotional record about the New Royal Sewing Machine. Today at 
> the monthly collectibles market I got a 1907 mailer from the Illinois 
> Sewing Machine Co, Chicago, with a large picture of a front mount Victor 
> that would be given for free to sewing machine dealers who ordered and 
> payed for six Royal sewing machines at $19 ea. Along with the free 
> Victor phonograph would come "three musical records" and "one special 
> record giving a talk on the New Royal". A Victor label is shown on the 
> top record of the four, but since we don't see the other labels there is 
> no way of knowing if the special record was actually a Victor or some 
> other label. Anybody know? 
>
> Mike Biel mbiel at mbiel.com