The cabinet looks very nice. but there does not appear to be any other unique feature that really makes it special or separates it or makes it more special then any of the other countless Phonograph Marketing wanabees, that chose to enter the field and compete against the big three (Victor, Columbia, and Edison), as well as the more established and successful firms like Sonora or Pathe etc. Thus this firm and its phonographs went the way of the DoDo bird within a very short time span. How many were sold and how many still remain in existence, it left up to speculation.
Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Maeder" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 2:23:46 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Widdicomb After the fundamental patents owned by the Victor Talking Machine Company expired in 1917, anyone could enter the lateral-groove disc record/phonograph record business without fear of being sued into bankruptcy by Victor's legal department. Dozens if not hundreds of manufacturers answered the call. The Widdicomb was produced sometime between 1917-1924 by a company in Grand Rapids that either was or had access to a furniture factory (Grand Rapids being a center of furniture manufacture). The audio parts and motors were usually obtained from a third-party maker or importer. > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:05:57 -0500 > Subject: [Phono-L] Widdicomb > > Here's a link for high Rez jpegs of the Widdicomb that I just > acquired......any thoughts on age etc.? > > > > http://www.4shared.com/dir/Lzzgc5Tp/sharing.html > > _______________________________________________ > 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
