7 " VICTOR * Eldridge Johnson phonograph record A-365 NO RESERVE 10/06/00

$

119

5 day auction ending Sunday night

NO RESERVE AUCTION

This record is for the advanced vintage record collector..  

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Unlike other Ebay record sellers that only offer you   a visual grading,  I play each and every record 

  I try to give a numeric grading on a scale from 1-10   as to the sound quality of each disc..   Keep in mind that since I am not a record collector and these records are well over 100 years old.    My grading  may differ from serious collectors but I do take returns   if successful buyers are not happy with their purchase.. 

Very Early disc # A365 ,,,  7" VICTOR RECORD  WITH  Eldridge R. Johnson   still on the label as the registered trademark.  Dated 10/6/1900

Very desirable tune  "Hail To The Spirit of Liberty"  nearly 120 years old..

     This is a  single sided  record  that has good volume and plays through smoothly without any issues on my wood horn Victor D phonograph using a fiber needle in a #2 reproducer.   There is some very light background noise during play but not very noticeable to my ear.  I'm not a record collector but   I would easily give it an overall rating of 8.5 out of 10  due to the sound quality which is above average.  Grooves are in extremely nice condition as I tried to show in   the photo's.. 

    Initially Eldridge Johnson's records carried the label Improved Gram-O-Phone Record   the  first records ever to carry a paper label but within a few months, through a court injunction,  he was prohibited from using the term  Gram-O-Phone  on the labels of any of  his   records.   For a couple months,  just the IMPROVED RECORD   label remained followed by this, the very first production of the      VICTOR RECORD   label.  **(the Victor Talking Machine Company had yet to be formed).  As you can see on the label, Eldridge Johnson name is still listed on the label making this a Pre Dog record.

   From what I understand, the Victor Taking Machine Company with it's trademark  nipper dog did not evolve until Johnson relocated his company to New Jersey..

   This recording is TAKE #4 which can easily be seen etched into the right side in the run out area..

   According to the research site   Discography of American Historical Recording's    (DAHR), the listed date for this record is 10/06/00.  See the last attached picture for this documentation..

I will not sell or ship this record internationally. 

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within the contiguous  United States 

Actual shipping cost to apply for Canadian purchasers..

I will pay for any  insurance up to the final value

***I do not charge any handling or packing fee's..***

Record will be shipped in a padded envelope sandwiched between plywood for protection...  and then boxed..

I do accept returns..

 I am very conservative with my grading.  Please view my feedback..

If you are not satisfied with your purchase, notify me and return the record fully insured in the same condition, within a week, no problem...

5 day auction ending Sunday night

Thank You, and Good Luck,  FMBlizz