Holiday Greetings from the Bunch at Orange DIADISC10067

$

250

Item:  RARE  Christmas 1924 “Holiday Greetings from the Bunch at Orange” - Edison Diamond Disc 10067 - Exceptional condition

Note:  Please see the 2 photos for the actual front and back of the disc up for auction.

This was only the second production record containing the voice of Thomas A. Edison himself.  The first, "Let Us Not Forget," released on both cylinder and Diamond Disc, is also the only other Diamond Disc to have a special sleeve specifically designed for it.

Manufactured and issued only once, in the Fall of 1924, this Diamond Disc was sent only to Edison dealers and jobbers, as an audio Christmas Card of sorts, and was never made available to the public.

Several members of the Edison factory team speak on this record and, during the last few seconds of Side Two, Thomas A. Edison himself speaks a few words.  This record gives the listener a little insight into the talking machine retail trade in the U.S.A. at that time.

It is estimated that only 400 were made.

Part 1:

Label:  Graphics clear and crisp.  No spindle hole wear.  Little or no paper wear.  Some spotting and discoloration, especially close to spindle hole (See photo #1).

Disc:  Full gloss.  No cracks, No chips, No pits, No needle runs.  At 1st glance, appears unplayed.  However, angling under a strong light reveals a few small very light marks that should not affect play.

Part 2:

Label:  Graphics clear and crisp.  No spindle hole wear.  Little or no paper wear.  Small writing in ink: “15A      Xmas 1924.”  Some spotting and discoloration, especially close to spindle hole - less than Part 1 label (See photo #2).

Disc:  Full gloss.  No cracks, No chips, No pits, No needle runs.  At 1st glance, appears unplayed.  However, angling under a strong light reveals a few small very light marks,  including 1 light mark 1+” that extends inward from the edge, that should not affect play.  I do not think this is a crack because it does not extend over the side to the vertical edge of the disc.

Sleeve:  Will be mailed in a modern manila 10” sleeve

Notables:  I do not have a Diamond Disc player and am not a professional record grader.

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