[78-L] The Grafonola in the Classroom and Col A7505

[Michael Biel]

Royal Pemberton wrote:
> I have the transfers of the May Murray record done.  As mentioned
> before, the recording was not terribly clear, but I have tried to make
> it as intelligible as possible with equalisation.
>
>   

Would a child really be able to understand the words of the record, 
especially on an acoustical machine in a classroom??? 
> Tha catalogue number is actually S7505; labels state School Series and
> further state Story Record/Kindergarten.  Transfers made at 78.26 rpm.
>   

Did you hear the repeating clunk that was right in tempo with "La zy Ma 
ry, La zy Ma ry, La zy Ma ry . . . "  the first time the sequence 
happens halfway thru the record.

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 
> 'The story of busy Mary', from Milton Bradley Company's "Kindergarten
> Review".  Matrix 36754-2:
> http://www.box.net/shared/s6j92sfkaf
>
> 'The toyman's shop', from Milton Bradley Company's "More Mothers'
> Stories".   Matrix 36755-2:
> http://www.box.net/shared/um677yzu0j
>
> Hope this helps!
>
>
> On 2/24/09, Ron L <lherault at bu.edu> wrote:
>   
>> My first encounter with an antique phonograph was in 1952, as a first grade
>> student at St. Mary's School in North Attleborough, MA.   It was an upright
>> Grafonola and ended up being the first machine acquired when I started
>> collecting antique phonographs in 1961.  The school was built in '23 I
>> believe.  I wonder if they ever had this book.
>>
>> Ron L
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
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>> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of Harold Aherne
>> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 10:59 PM
>> To: 78-L at 78online.com
>> Subject: [78-L] The Grafonola in the Classroom and Col A7505
>>
>> If anyone's interested, Google books now has available a 1920 Columbia
>> catalogue aimed at schools for the sake of using Columbia discs to teach,
>> and not strictly the designated educational discs either (I think
>> A300-A3173?).
>> It can be found at
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/b57esr
>>
>>