Wisconsin Chair manufactured the Vista Talking Machine. I have a Vista catalog flyer, which shows a photo of the Wisconsin Chair factory on the front and contains an advertisement for Paramount records.
Loran On May 30, 2006, at 9:00 AM, Jeffry Young, D.O. wrote: > Edison had a phonograph factory in New London Wisconsin. There they > made "Little Folks" furniture, (baby furniture) and the "London" model > diamond disc, which was specifically made for export out of the United > States. The Wisconsin Chair Company of Grafton/Port Washington, > Wisconsin, was the home of Paramount, Puritan, Broadway and perhaps > Federal(?) Records. Obviously, there were Puritan phonographs, but > whether or not they were actually made by the Wisconsin Chair > Company, I > do not recall. > > To find out about the Edison factory in New London, I suggest > contacting > Robin and Joan Rolfs through their web site, Audio Antique at > www.audioantique.com. There is also a Wisconsin collector who has > extensively researched Paramount, and the Wisconsin Chair Company, > but I > do not have his contact information with me at work, where I am > writing > this e-mail. The Rolfs may know how to contact him. > > Jeff Young > Green Bay, WI
