[78-L] re-issues

[Michael Biel]

Steven C. Barr wrote:
>> The market for 12" 78's peaked around 1916-18,
>> and virtually evaporated in the depression years

Then the tens of millions of 12-inch operatic, classical, and dramatic
78s that were sold after 1918, through the depression and the 40s into
the 50s were vapor?  What's your source?

>> ...and the RCA "plug-in record players" were
>> designed around 10" 78's!

From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> Don't know about those Victor attachments not accepting twelve-inch 
> records..the 1936 catalog clearly says that it will "actually reproduce
> the music from either ten or twelve inch records through the amplifier
> and speaker of your radio with all the tone and quality of which the
> radio is capable".  dl

I have several of the attachments and they all play 12-inch records and
show no signs of being "designed around 10" 78's".  To the contrary, it
is obvious that they were designed around 12-inch discs.  What's your
source?

Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com