[78-L] Mignon Record

[DanKj]

 Vellly interesting ...  I know nothing about Mignon, but if the center hole is 1/4", then that disc must be just barely 4" 
in diameter. Tiny.

 "The Colonel" puts up some good records, but his Silly-Ass English Twit impersonation (I hope that's all it is) must go!


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Lewis" <uncledavelewis at hotmail.com>
To: "78-l" <78-l at 78online.com>
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 7:18 PM
Subject: [78-L] Mignon Record


>
> This is a curious small record, a Mignon label record made in Germany. The selection, "Mr. Thomas Cat" was recorded for 
> Edison in 1901 and I think the piece appeared in print ca. 1899. The "Empire Military Band" sounds English, and indeed, 
> note the odd slow down of the tempo when they reach the minor strain.
>
> I have never seen a Mignon record; the Colonel describes it as a 6" or 5" record, but the title gives it as a 4"; the shot 
> is so out of focus that I can't read the label. My questions are, who manufactured these, from when to when, and is the 
> recording English, German or American? Also the Colonel dates it to 1905, a poster states it's from the 'teens; the piece 
> was republished, incidentally, in 1909.
>
> I am aware that Columbia made several phonographs called the Mignon, though as far as I know these were cylinder only 
> until 1907.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAOzPTmFBKY