the Victor Monarch was offered from 1901 to 1905 and E.Johnson chose this name to indicate that it was the "King of Talking Machines"and the finest he had made up unitl that time. I am guessing that the exhibitor was in fact refering to the Monarch Model and not a seperate Monarch Company, to differentiate his models between the earlier Monarch and the Later Victor numbered models with the new tapering tone arm and rear mount swiveling horn features.
Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Loran Hughes" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:40 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Monarch Talking Machine Program > 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
