General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

5

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SYNTHETIC DISK WITH PAPER LABEL

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

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Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

25.0 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

RCA

Country

Canada

State/Province

Québec

City

Montréal

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY 1930'S & 1940'S

Canada

DISKS WERE PRESSED IN MONTREAL & USED IN CANADA. THIS SET PROVIDES AN EXAMPLE OF TYPE OF PACKAGING USED FOR MAJOR RECORDING ARTISTS OF THE TIME.

Function

ALBUM USED TO STORE DISKS AND DISKS, THEMSELVES, USED TO PLAYBACK RECORDED SOUND.

Technical

TYPE SAMPLE OF SETS OF SINGLE RECORDINGS SOLD BEFORE THE ADVENT OF 'LP'S WHICH ALLOWED FOR THE GROUPING OF SONGS ON ONE RECORDING.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON DISK LABEL: 'REG'D/ AG DEPT./ His Master's Voice/ Victor/ Copyrighted/ Not licensed for/ Radio Broadcast/ RCA VICTOR COMPANY LIMITED MONTREAL, CANADA/ LICENSED UNDER CANADIAN PATENT NO 160997 FOR SALE AT CURRENT CATALOG PRICE BY AUTHORIZED/ DEALERS. NO OTHER PERSON SHALL SELL, EXPOSE OR OFFER THIS RECORD FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE/ Nelson Eddy, Baritone/ with Nathaniel Shilkret/ and Orchestra'/ SONGS: ‘C27-6 4368-B Thy Beaming Eyes/ (W.H. Gardner-Edward MacDowell)'; ‘C27-5 4368-A Sylvia/ (Clinton Scollard-Oley Speaks)'

Missing

N/A

Finish

DISKS: BLACK; LABEL: WINE OR GOLD

Decoration

DRAWING OF 'NIPPER' ON DISK LABEL