E. BERLINER GRAMOPHONE 604 7 78 rpm One-Sided Record RUSSELL HUNTING The Nursery

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Up for auction is a rare one-sided E. Berliner's Gramophone Record from the 1890s--

Berliner No. 604  W  - "For The Nursery" by Russell Hunting

Date of recording:   May 8, 1896

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Condition:
I have listened to the record in full and the record plays fine and complete with no skips interrupting the playback.
As with most Berliner's from the 1890s, this record shows small scratches, scuffing, handling and some groove wear.  As with all Berliner's, there is some obvious surface and background noise, including ticks and a low-level of hiss.
There are some small indentations or what may be called 'dimples' in the grooves--which is pretty common or normal wear for these records.
The center-hole of record looks to have been adapted by a previous owner in order to fit their style or model of player. The center hole area measures roughly 5/8 of an inch. 
The previous owner kept these Berliner discs in a box with dividers which had been stored away from the elements for several decades.
I have cleaned all of the Berliner discs with great care in handling before listing.
Please see photos for more detail.

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German-American inventor Emile Berliner invented the first circular (non-cylinder) playing discs with recorded sound in the late 1880s. These fairly flat-edged black, circular platter-like discs are commonly known as records.
By late 1894 he had financing available for the E. Berliner's Gramophone Company, which produced the discs until 1899.
These historic recordings--- which are currently between 115 and 120 years old-- are considered extremely rare and collectible, with some being one-of-a-kind recordings due to the process in which they were recorded and duplicated.

ATTENTION -- BERLINER COLLECTORS: I have a collection of 26 E Berliner Gramophone Record's up for auction.
You will not want to miss out!!!

There are also many early 7" recordings from the early 1900s as well listed on the Zon-o-phone, Emerson and Victor labels --
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Please note that this item will weigh 15 oz.  with proper packing materials.
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