Many thanks, Allen for this insight. It is much appreciated.
Based on this, and the printed date on the label on the bottom of my
Grand Opera, the legal aspect of the acquisition was already in place
when my traditional style Grand Opera (albeit rear-mount) was made (or
at least the date at which the label was affixed), and Zonophones were
continuing to be marketed in the traditional pre-Victor-acquisition
style for the moment.
It would be interesting to learn the first distribution dates for the
Victor re-styled Grand Opera and the other Zonophone models.
Best,
Andy
On Jul 16, 2009, at 12:33 PM, [email protected] wrote:
In a message dated 7/16/2009 2:18:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
"Is there any specific information available at all about the month
or
dates in 1904 in which Victor acquired Zonophone?"
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according to PHP, Victor acquired the UTMMfgCo in Sept 1903 (for
$135,000), and kept it until June 1912, when it (Zonophone) was
disbanded on
court order (old suit by Columbia).
Allen
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