[78-L] ARTO Label Question

[David Lennick]

Back to the question of how Arto could use something so similar to Victor's 
Batwing design without being nailed. I've seen this design on other labels, 
including half the fake labels used when records are shown in films, like 
Marilyn Monroe's request record in "Niagara". Maybe the design was never 
copyrighted by Victor?

dl

On 1/2/2011 10:23 PM, Steven C. Barr wrote:
> From: "Ate van Delden"<ate.vandelden at worldonline.nl>
>> Arto was an independent manufacturer of gramophone records. Many of their
>> issues also came out on the Bell label. BTW I have seen many Arto ads, but
>> only a few actual records, while the Bells are quite common but I never
>> saw
>> an ad!
>> The California Ramblers with Adrtian Rollini made several records for Arto
>> /
>> Bell, but only one for Victor (which remained unissued).
>>
> Belll was originally pressed by Arto; the P-* numbers were based on Arto's
> numbering. This was (and remained) a client label...pressed for and sold by
> the W. T. Grant firm (a dime-store chain based on the US west coast!.
> That chain was more successful than was Arto; around 1923, Bell
> continued (along with Globe!) after Arto's demise. After a few months,
> Bell was pressed (continuing the catalog number sequence) by first Emerson
> and then Gennett.
>
> Steven C. Barr
>