[78-L] Victor Code record

[bruce78rpm at comcast.net]

In the back of the book are advertisements for related Books you could order from your Victor Dealer: "Practical Wireless Telegraphy by Elmer E. Bucher for $1.50 + 16 cents postage, The Wireless Age containing training courses n Wireless Telegraphy, Telephony, Aviation, Navigation, and Military Signalling issued monthy for $2.00 at year and Military Signal Corps Manual by Major J. Andrew White for $1.50 + 15 Cents Postage. 

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From: "RJHoltin334578" <rjh334578 at yahoo.com> 
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Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2014 10:17:54 PM 
Subject: Re: [78-L] Victor Code record 

Anybody ever played one of these? If they are recordings of a real 
telegraph signal, would they not qualify - in some fashion - as 
electrically made records? Pretty good feat for 1918, methinks. 

Sent from my iPod - which explainz any bad typjng 


On Feb 1, 2014, at 9:08 PM, "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at verizon.net> 
wrote: 

> Neat. I'll bet the instruction book is not often found with them. 
> 
> Ron L 
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: 78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com 
> [mailto:78-l-bounces at klickitat.78online.com] On Behalf Of 
> bruce78rpm at comcast.net 
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 9:49 PM 
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> Subject: Re: [78-L] Victor Code record 
> 
> I have the whole set. There are six records in all in the set. They 
> came in 
> there own Album, and the Front states the Following: Marconi Victor 
> Course 
> in Wireless Telegraphy: Wireless telegraph may be taken up as a 
> profession 
> or as a means of amusement. Interest in it and its development has 
> rapidly 
> spread throughout the world. A system of teaching has been evolved 
> by the 
> Victor Talking Machine Company, in collaboration with the Marconi 
> Institute 
> of New York. For this the victrola is employed, with six double 
> faced Victor 
> records and the book of instructions contained herein. The records 
> prove an 
> admirable means of instruction, not only for beginners but for 
> advanced 
> students, though the simple expedient of varying the speed of the 
> Victrola. 
> In so doing the spark pitch and speed of reproduction can be varied 
> at will. 
> With these records the student may have the same unlimited practice 
> as he 
> would if a skilled operator were "sending" or instructing him from a 
> distance. 
> 
> I have the little instruction book around also. Once I track it 
> down, I 
> believe there is a date in it. 
> 
> Bruce 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> 
> From: "Ron L'Herault" <lherault at verizon.net> 
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com> 
> Sent: Saturday, February 1, 2014 9:12:35 PM 
> Subject: [78-L] Victor Code record 
> 
> Someone on one of the Facebook pages devoted to 78s or phonos posted 
> some 
> pics of a Victor morse code training record. I think they had 101 
> and were 
> wondering about the low number. I just turned up another record in 
> that set. 
> Now I can't find the original posting. Drat. 
> 
> Ron L 
> 
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