[78-L] 78 rpm postcards

[Maria Fletcher]

Many thanks for all your replies - I will report back after I have picked
them up!

regards,
Maria

2009/11/4 Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com>

> From: "Maria Fletcher" <riafletcher at gmail.com>
> >>> Yesterday, I found a pile of old postcards with small 78 rpm records
> >>> imprinted in the centre - does anyone know how common these were,
> >>> and were they in fact playable, or just a novelty?  regards,  Maria
>
> bruce78rpm at comcast.net wrote:
> >> Are these advertising Postcards? what type of selections are on them ?
>
> From: David Lennick <dlennick at sympatico.ca>
> > A long time ago I had a postcard with a clear vinyl disc stapled to it,
> > advertising the Rochester Times-Union. Played just fine. Acoustical
> > recording, if I'm not mistaken.  dl
>
> Probably Advertisers Recording Service or something like this.  They are
> celluloid, not vinyl. If these are the ones Maria saw, she should get
> them.  Remember, the record is stapled to the card.  This was the
> company which made the recording of FDR at the 1924 Demo Conv.  But if
> the record is imprinted on the center and do not show a design thru
> them, these sound like Tuck Cards.  If the picture shows thru the
> celluloid grooved surface, they are probably tourist cards that were
> made by many companies in many countries.  They were very popular in
> Eastern Europe in the 50s, especially Poland.  Sometimes the recording
> is related to the picture, but often they are not.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
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