Columbia Advertisement 16" Transcription Disc Musebeck Shoe Co. Circa 1932-1936

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Columbia Advertisement 33RPM 16" Transcription Disc
Musebeck Shoe Company Circa 1932-1936 RARE


Up for your consideration is a single-sided Transcription Disc of a radio advertisement for the Musebeck Shoe Company. Manufactured and patented in the USA.

This is a great piece of local history of Sheboygan Wisconsin manufacturing. Ideal for a Sheboygan local history collector, collector of manufacturing or shoe memorabilia. Or, of course, a transcription disc/radio advertisement buff.

According to the record label there are five minute programs contained on the disc, based on the grooves of the disc and the numbering on the label (119 and 120), it appears that there are 2 five minute programs.

The disc is Blue in color, has a blue label, lacks the CBS microphone in its logo and "Columbia" is spelled with lower case letters after the "C". According to our research, those aspects of the label date the disc between 1932 and 1936. This is one of the heavier, thicker shellac made discs.

The paper sleeve does not identify its manufacturer. This may or may not have been the original sleeve.
 
Recorded and pressed by Columbia Phonograph Co. Inc.
It appears the advertising agency was Sehl Advertising Agency,
Chicago, Ill.

The Transcription Disc is 16" in diameter, it is not listed whether it is a Lateral or a Vertical Cut.
It lists playing speed at 33 1/3 RPM.

On one of the inside circles on the front side of an advertising disc already sold, there is a "do not use this cut" inscription and every inch or so has a tiny notch.
The disc offered in this auction has the notches, but not the phrase "do not use this cut". I imagine it would be like a reflector on a road that when you start to drive over it, the car makes a bumpy sound to warn you that you are going off the road. In this case, it would alert the broadcast operator from playing that cut.
Without playing the disc, we can not be sure why the alert was put onto it.

There are several numbers on the front label. The first number is located above the playing speed and is 340747. On the right side of label is typed "119 and 120 Start at Inside".

The disc appears to be in excellent condition including the label and playing area. The disc comes in its paper sleeve which is in very good condition. The front top left of sleeve has a former owner's stamp. The front left side has a notation specifying where to start the disc (inside). On the back bottom left of sleeve is a small drawing. Both back and front of sleeve have some slight spot/staining. See images for further detail. We believe the prior mentioned quote "do not use this cut" was not a reference to damage, more likely something wrong in the manufacture process or the original source of the material.
 
This disc was acquired from a public University,
that we are commissioned to sell for.

*Please bear in mind that we are not condition experts,
please refer to the pictures provided to judge for yourself

As we are unable to test 16 inch discs, this disc is being sold As Is


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