78RPM-EDISON DIAMOND DISC-THOM. EDISON-HENRY FORD-DANCE
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THE INSERT READS AS FOLLOWS
THOMAS EDISON HENRY FORD
A RECORD OF FRIENDSHIP
AS A YOUNG MAN,HENRY FORD FOLLOWED THE CAREER OF HIS HERO THOMAS A. EDISON.FORD WENT TO WORK FOR THE EDISON ILLUMINATING COMPANY AND IN 1896 ATTENDED A BANQUET WHERE EDISON WAS THE GUEST OF HONOR.FORD WAS INTRODUCED TO EDISON WHO LISTENED AS HE EXPLAINED THE GAS CAR HE WAS WORKING ON. EDISON ASKED FORD A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND ENDED THE DISCUSSION BY SLAMMING HIS FIST ON THE TABLE STATING TO FORD "YOUNG MAN , THAT'S THE THING ! YOU HAVE IT! YOUR CAR IS SELF CONTAINED AND HAS IT'S OWN POWER SOURCE ".
THOSE WORDS WOULD RING IN YOUNG FORD'S EARS AS HE SPENT MANY LONG NIGHTS PERFEECTING HIS CAR.FORD LATER STATED "NO MAN UP TO THEN HAD GIVEN ME ANY ENCOURAGEMENT". THUS STARTED A 35 YEAR FRIENDSHIP.
BOTH MEN WOULD CHANGE THE WORLD FOREVER,BUT STILL FOUND TIME TO CAMP AND EVEN OWNED SUMMER HOMES NEXT TO EACH OTHER IN FLORIDA.
FORD LOVED FOLK DANCING AND ASKED EDISON TO RECORD SOME OF HIS FAVORITE MUSIC. ON DECEMBER 2, 1924, EDISON'S NEW YORK STUDIO BEGAN RECORDING OLD TIME DANCE PIECES SELECTED BY FORD. THEY WERE PRESSED PRESUMABLY FOR FORD'S PERSONAL USE AND FOR USE IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. THESE WERE PRESSED IN RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBERS AND HAVE BEEN IN STORAGE AT THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM FOR OVER 75 YEARS. SINCE THESE WERE RARE SPECIAL PRESSINGS, THEY BEAR NO RECORD NUMBER, BUT SAY - SPECIAL RECORD FOR MR. HENRY FORD.
ONE RECORD READS:VARSOVIENNE-VIOLIN SOLO,VIOLIN DUET,VIOLA SOLO,CELLO SOLO AND STRING QUARTET. REVERSE IS STRING QUARTET , ARTHUR HALL - VOCAL
SECOND RECORD READS: HEEL AND TOE POLKA-STRING QUARTET. REVERSE ,SEASIDE POLKA ( TA-RA-RA-BOOM-DE-AYE ) STRING QUARTET
BOTH RECORDS ARE IN VIRTUALLY NEW CONDITION. PROBABLY NEVER PLAYED,WITH ORIGINAL SLEEVES. INCLUDES INSERT.
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