I think Bruce may be on the right track. If this exhibitor had a couple of "old" Eldridge Johnson Monarch machines left in stock plus a couple of "new" Victor Talking Machines, he may have made this differentiation. We shouldn't try to give the exhibitor too much credit for accuracy.
On Apr 17, 2008, at 4:40 PM, Loran Hughes wrote: > Bruce, > > Reading the program, I'm thinking that this is not the Monarch you > believe it to be. Not Victor, but a separate company named Monarch. > I could be wrong - but then why would it say Victor and Monarch? > > Loran > > On Apr 17, 2008, at 4:14 PM, BruceY wrote: >> Sorry I must have gotten my history of these machines a little >> mixed up or something. So the Monarch was a pre-victor era model >> but was still offered by Eldridge Johnson with no referance to the >> Victor Talking Machine Company, which was at this point in time >> initially offering its series of early models with the Victor name >> and model on them etc.? or something like that. I am going to run >> and get my look for the dog now and study those pages so I don't >> screw up the histories of these machines again. Thanks for setting >> me straight on this. >> >> Bruce >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loran Hughes" >> <[email protected]> >> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> >> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 6:22 PM >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Monarch Talking Machine Program >> >> >>> Bruce, >>> >>> I think you misread this. It says the guy was an agent for Victor >>> AND Monarch Talking Machines. In other words, this is a Monarch, >>> not a Victor Monarch. >>> >>> Loran >>> >>> On Apr 17, 2008, at 3:12 PM, BruceY wrote: >>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310042039598&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123 >>>> >>>> Here is a unique item for someone who owns a Victor Monarch >>>> Talking Machine. It is a program from a Turn-of the Century >>>> exhibitor who played an interesting variety of the early victor >>>> records on his Victor Monarch Talking machine. Great to frame >>>> and display on your machine. I don't own a Victor Monarch but it >>>> certainly is a unique and interesting item of the time. >>>> >>>> Bruce >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Phono-L mailing list >>>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
