as I said, the impetus of the scandal began during the previous 3 administrations
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teapot_Dome_scandal Pay particular attention to the opening sentence of the Background.............. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "estott" <[email protected]> > Actually the country did quite well under the Taft administration. He let > his conservative ideas get in the way a bit, and the Tariff act looks bad > nowadays but was very popular at the time. (He was a better president than > Wilson, who was an intelligent man who should have remained in the acedemic > community instead of entering politics.) His administration didn't > originate the Teapot Dome Scandal- Roosevelt and Taft just created the naval > petroleum reserves of which Teapot Dome was just one. The scandal only got > underway in 1921-22 at which time Roosevelt had been dead three years and > Taft was a supreme court justice. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "Antique Phonograph List" > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 12:18 PM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Idelia SOLD > > > > > > Um.........if you check your history, the scandal began with Roosevelt & > > Taft. > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: Peter Fraser > > > >> that was Harding! altho Taft was no prize, either. > >> > >> On Feb 11, 2006, at 10:14 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> > >> > Jeeze, I hope it wasn't part of Teapot Dome Scandal................. > >> > > >> > Bill > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ From [email protected] Sun Feb 12 11:32:09 2006 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:22 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Genuine tinfoil available again Message-ID: <[email protected]> List members who have been around for a while may remember that several years ago I took on a project on behalf of the Henry Ford Museum to have sheets of genuine tinfoil custom-made for them to use for public demonstrations on their Bergmann Exhibition Tinfoil in the Edison Menlo Park complex at Greenfield Village. The project turned into something of a nightmare (to say the least!) but ultimately, after more than a year of headaches, I had 500 pounds of foil produced. This was divided among the Ford Museum, the Edison National Historic Site, and about 50 of my fellow collectors. Those sheets sold out quickly and because of the huge minimum order requirement I was not able to get more. (I've seen packages of my foil sell for high prices on eBay since then!) However I have been stocking genuine tinfoil in rolls since then. This foil was slightly thicker -- 2.0 thousandths rather than the 1.5 thousandths used by the Edison Speaking Phonograph Co. by mid-1878. While the thicker foil works very well, the 1.5 thousandths thickness is superior in recording quality. The big problem has been price. Because I cannot afford 500-pound quantity orders there were no discounts and these rolls were much more expensive than the sheets I had supplied. Also, because the foil was made in Europe the weakness of the US Dollar versus the Euro has contributed to spiralling cost increases, over 30% since I first stocked the rolls. Fortunately, I have good news. I have finally found an American supplier willing to work with us collectors. They recognize that the market is small but have agreed to make custom foil in manageable quantities, and a lower cost. I have just received my first shipment and I am thrilled! This foil is 100% pure tin, rolled to precisely 1.5 thousandths of an inch and packaged in one-pound rolls 6" wide and approximately 25 feet long. It is identical to the foil sold by Sigmund Bergmann for the Edison Speaking Phonograph Company in 1878. There is simply no comparison between real tinfoil and modern aluminum. If you have a tinfoil phonograph, you MUST use real tinfoil to experience what our ancestors did when the phonograph was a brand-new novelty. For most collectors these rolls are superior to the sheets which I offered years ago. Those were sized specifically to fit the large Bergmann Exhibition machine, whereas most original and replica tinfoil phonographs are much smaller. This resulted in some wasted foil as collectors cut the sheets down to size to fit other machines. The rolls can be cut precisely to length, minimizing waste. And for those who have (or plan to buy) Ray Phillips' Edison Parlor replica, which has a 3" wide mandrel, each length of foil can be cut down the middle to make useable two sheets. Ray's upcoming Hardy replica will allow 3 sheets to be cut from each length. Best of all, the price has now dropped. I can offer this custom foil, the only such foil available anywhere, for $39.95 per roll. For ordering information please check my website at _http://members.aol.com/taedisonjr/foilsale.htm_ (http://members.aol.com/taedisonjr/foilsale.htm) . Best regards, Rene Rondeau
