I am trying to complete my research into the history of the D-25 Edison Disc Phonograph, but really need to see how it was originally pictured and promoted in the Edison Dealers Catalogue. These catalogues had a picture of Edison on the front cover with the words Edison and Music. The D-25 Jacobean was introduced in November of 1918 and was later reintroduced as the J-19 Jacobean in April of 1919. If anyone has this catalogue I would be greatly appreciative of a scan or digital of the page or pages that include the Jacobean, preferably the early D-25 version, but absent of that I would be happy with a scan of the later edition. Thanks to everyone who helped on the project which just about complete.
Bruce From [email protected] Tue Oct 25 12:20:10 2005 From: [email protected] (Dan Kj-) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:01 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Edison estate damage References: <[email protected]> <a06210201bf842958d...@[209.178.167.16]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <000301c5d999$1e9ebb70$6600a...@new> Wilma wipes out more trees at once-lush Edison estate By VICTOR HULL FORT MYERS -- Chris Pendleton couldn't dwell on the grim sight before her: a century-old tree nearly 50 inches around, snapped ignominiously a few hours earlier by Hurricane Wilma's surprisingly fierce winds. There were nearly two dozen more like it, many of them planted by the famous inventor Thomas Edison as he wintered in downtown Fort Myers for nearly 45 years. Between Wilma and Hurricane Charley, which smashed an additional 70 trees little more than a year ago, the record-setting storm seasons of 2004 and 2005 have taken a depressing toll on the breathtaking botanical garden Edison created on the south bank of the Caloosahatchee River. But Pendleton, who heads the nonprofit organization that runs Edison's estate and the neighboring house where Edison's close friend Henry Ford lived, chose to focus on other things. Take the big Red Kapok, recognized as a state "champion" for its size and beauty; had it fallen west, instead of south, it could have crashed into Edison's home, wasting the millions that have been spent over the last two years restoring it. None of the other felled trees struck any of the other structures on the 16-acre compound, listed on the National Register of Historic Homes. More than 250,000 people visit the site annually, making it the ninth-most-visited historic house in the country. "That's a great thing," said Pendleton, president and CEO of the Edison & Ford Winter Estates.
