[78-L] Oldest 78 album in your collection

[Erwin Kluwer]

Hi,

Thanks for your reply..I think the oldest I have are two Italian G&T
albums one for 10 inch and the other 12 inch records...It's made for single
sided records, it has the writing angel trademark logo embossed on the
front (with IL GRAMMOFONO written under it)..together with (probably  the
latest model outside horn on a custom made pedestal---this set up and
EXACTLY the same gramophone and pedestall are advertised in the april 1904
Catalogue...It also shows a record cabinet with records cleary showing
the G&T labels.. So it would be my guess around 1904.. never found earlier
examples of these printed albums..

Erwin




On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 6:16 PM, Michael Biel <mbiel at mbiel.com> wrote:

> There were some generic storage albums being advertised in the trade
> press around 1907, and Victor supplied storage albums with the VTLA
> model machine around that time.  But what is more important are albums
> for sets.  I have photos of the 1909 German Gramophone album for the
> complete Carman.  The late Russian collector Valarie Shafooskin showed
> me a similar looking album from before 1910 for recordings by the Czar's
> military bands, but that might have been more of a storage album.  I
> would need a better translation of my videotape.  And in 1917 HMV in
> England did beautifully illustrated albums for their operetta sets.
>
> As for sleeves, I should be able to do a complete history at ARSC next
> year 2014.  I would be interested in learning (offlist) of pre-1910
> examples people might have to illustrate my research.
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [78-L] Oldest 78 album in your collection
> From: Erwin Kluwer <ekluwer at gmail.com>
>
>
> As always I'm always very interested in early (say pre 1910) sleeves,,
> etc..
>
> Was wondering what is your oldest record album (generic album to hold
> the
> records)....which can be more or less accurately dated (by
> logos/style/other details) of course.....you have in your collection...
>
> Best,  Erwin
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