1912 Edison 80043 Diamond Disc Phonograph Record w/Green Presentation Box VIOLIN
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Description
This is a very early Edison Record 10" Shellac 78rpm, No. 80043 (marked on the record edge and on the box).
Record is graded VG! Looks glossy and shiny with very little wear. No way to play test. All visual.
"VIVRA!-CONTENDE IL GIU - BILO" (OH, Joy, He's Saved) From Opera II Trovatore (Verdi) Soprano and Baritone
"MELODY IN F" (Anton Rubenstein) VIOLIN SOLO, ORCHESTRA APPOINTMENT
Green case with paper label on the front, small round label on the back, and cheese cloth lined inside
Etched double shield record labels
The record has 2 small chips of the lamination on Melody in F side that does not reach the grooves or effect playback.
The case has some damage and wear from being over 110 years old. The cloth is still intact keeping the case in text
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History (condensed from Majestic Record):
Although Thomas Edison invented the phonograph back in 1877, his was the last major record company to enter the record disc market. Edison held fast to cylinders until 1908, losing out in the marketplace to the likes of Victor and Columbia. In October 1913 they finally announced the commercial production of records, and the machines to play them on. These records are vertically cut, and require the Edison disc machines to play them using a diamond point reproducer (which is why they are called Diamond Discs).
In 1912 and 1913, prior to the October 1913 announcement, Edison pressed small quantities as samples that were issued to dealers and jobbers in elaborate presentation boxes. The first ones (80,000 series) were in green boxes, and the later ones (82,000 and 82,500 series) were in blue boxes, both with a round notice/patent sticker on the back, the same size that would be affixed to the bottom of a cylinder box. The boxes were no longer used after commercial production started in October 1913. Some of these boxed records had song pairings that were never released together commercially.
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