E.BERLINER'S GRAMOPHONE 78rpm, "WHISTLING RUFUS", C de ARTH
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I HAVE FOR AUCTION THIS VERY RARE E. BERLINER'S GRAMOPHONE RECORDING
WHISTLING RUFUS, VIOLIN SOLO BY MR C de ARTH
NO: 026
AS A VERY EARLY VERSION OF THE BERLINER RECORDING, THERE IS NO RECORDING ON THE REVERSE AND NO LABELLING AS SUCH
INSCRIBED ON THE RECORD IS THE FOLLOWING ( APOLOGIES FOR PHOTO, ITS NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO CAPTURE THE DETAIL)
'PATENTED NOV 8 1887 MAY 15 1888-MAY 6 1890 FEB'Y 19 1895-OCT 29 1895 OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR'
NEXT TO THIS IS INSCRIBED 4/14/99, WHICH I ASSUME FROM MY RESEARCH IS THE DATE OF ISSUE/RECORDING
THERE ARE NO OTHER MARKS EXCEPT THE FOLLOWING: C-7 FOLLOWED BY WHAT LOOKS LIKE A ZERO WITH A CROSS BY ITS SIDE...A BIT FURTHER OVER IS A BACKWARDS 'G'
NONE OF THESE MARKINGS ARE ON THE RECORDED PART OF THE DISC, JUST IN THE CENTRE
I PRAY THAT THIS HELPS AS IT IS QUITE HARD TO EXPLAIN, BUT I AM SURE COLLECTORS WILL KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
I HAVE SPENT AN AWFUL AMOUNT OF TIME RESEARCHING THIS BRILLIANT RECORD AND I HOPE I HAVE DONE IT JUSTICE IN MY LISTING. I AM FULLY AWARE HOW RARE IT IS THOUGH.
THE ITEM WILL BE VERY SAFELY PACKAGED TO THE WINNING BIDDER AND I CAN OFFER RECORDED DELIVERY IF REQUESTED
LOVELY OLD SLEEVE
I HAVE NEVER PLAYED THE RECORD AS IT WAS PART OF MY LATE GRANDFATHERS COLLECTION,BUT IT HAS BEEN WELL STORED AND LIKE MOST PEOPLE OF HIS ERA, HE LOOKED AFTER HIS THINGS,SO I AM CONFIDENT THAT IT IS IN GOOD ORDER. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS SIGNS OF SCRATCHES OR DAMAGE.
I ACCEPT PAYPAL, CHEQUES OR POSTAL ORDERS
UK POSTAGE £3.55
ALL MY LISTINGS CARRY A FULL MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IF RETURNED WITHIN 14 DAYS OF PURCHASE.
PLEASE LOOK AT MY FEEDBACK AND BID WITH CONFIDENCE.
FOR NON UK POSTAGE,PLEASE MESSAGE ME.
I AM ALWAYS HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM POTENTIAL BIDDERS
THANKS FOR LOOKING
JANE
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