In the March
1919 issue of “Edison Diamond Points”, one of Edison periodical's for the
company’s
jobbers and dealers, there was an interesting quote: “when all the Army and
Navy models that have
survived the war come back to this country, someone will have to write a book
about
them”.
One of Thomas Edison’s long time,right-hand men,
William Maxwell, who we’d now call Vice President of Sales, helped spearhead a
charitable contribution pay for the for the supply of Army Navy Phonographs.
After making the trip to France on a United
States troup transport ship, Maxwell recognized the need for phonographs to
entertain troops on their way to France and other European countries. Edison
set up a special fund and launched a program
to raise money at the Edison Dealers Convention. Before long, contributions
from dealers and
jobbers, individuals and charitable organizations had raised sufficient funds
to supply all transport ships with these specially priced (below cost) Army
Navy phonographs.
Jack
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