[78-L] Pressed in WHAT material...

[Martha]

Celluloid it may be, and perhaps this very patent, which even shows the same 
pattern on the reverse:

http://tinyurl.com/yggel26


Keep away from open flame !


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Biel" <mbiel at mbiel.com>
To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 8:13 PM
Subject: Re: [78-L] Pressed in WHAT material...


> Perhaps Don meant blue label?  Assuming that we are talking about the
> 1906 Marconi Velvet-Tone Columbia pressings, the surfaces are indeed
> black and with the exception of Martha's Spanish discs were
> single-sided, with the back side having a large info label surrounded by
> a cross-hatch pattern that probably was meant to grab onto the turntable
> felt.  They obviously differ from regular Columbia laminated pressings
> in that they are only 3-ply rather than 5 ply, not having the thick
> center core and only one paper layer instead of two.  But I don't think
> the surfaces are the same material as the regular laminated surfaces.
> Considering the edge chips and flakes on regular laminated discs, I
> don't think the regular surfaces are as soft and pliable as the
> Marconi's.  They could be celluloid or a mixture of celluloid and
> shellac without filler.
>