3H. Dan W. Quinn - Streets of Cairo - Berliner 171Z (recorded Nov. 3, 1895, NY)

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510

Title:   Streets of Cairo

Artist:   Dan W. Quinn

Label & Number:  Berliner 171Z - recorded November 3, 1895 in New York

Defects:   Moderate surface rubs, slight rough start and some groove wear, a couple of small pits that may cause repeating grooves depending on your playback equipment. 

Overall Condition (1 to 10 scale):   5

Condition Comments:  The record condition is about average for such an early Berliner.  Surface rubs and light scratches are moderate.  The patent information is handwritten and is extremely faint.  My scanner was pushed to the max trying to bring out the faint handwriting, so please ignore the white streaks and fuzzy quality inherent in the image.
Historical Comments:  The New York Berliners from the Fall of 1895 are notable for their lack of a proper header.  Some have only a faint 4 line patent listing, some have basic handwritten information, some have nothing at all.  Michael Sherman and David Giovannoni have documented and illustrated these label variations in their new book "The Berliner Label Iconography."  After examining over 3100 Berliner discs, the authors state:  "These label styles are very scarce, representing well under 1% of the Berliner discs examined." 

This copy has "Pat'd Oct 25, 1895 and other patents" handwritten in place of the header.  The date is significant, as the record was made on Nov. 3, 1895 - only 9 days after the patent was granted.  This proximity of dates may explain the lack of a header, as there was no time to prepare one after the patent was granted.  The patent information and the title & artist information are written in entirely different hands.  This is an extremely rare example of a very unique Berliner.
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