Hi Steve I'd have to say that Leo's forethought in recording that interview is one of the most important events in phonographic history. It is extremely rare to have a first hand pipeline to the office. Did you know that when Clarence moved from his Chicago store to his family farm in Merrill, Wisconsin, he moved his entire inventory in his 1913 Overland touring car? He had items stacked so high that he couldn't put the top up, so he tied canvas from the windshield back over the items to protect himself and the inventory from the weather. It took him about two years to move all the inventory to Wisconsin!!! John,
--- On Tue, 6/14/11, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] New Clarence Ferguson book and Leo Kimmett To: [email protected] Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 7:07 PM Hearing Leo's name tonight reminded me of the great correspondence we had by voice mail via snail mail (cassette tapes). So I did a google search and found that Leo died in 2008 (at age 95!) - yes he was that age. And his name had two TT's at the end . Here is obit: _Cañon City Daily Record Obituary - Kimmett, Leo Edward_ (http://www.canoncitydailyrecord.com/obituaries/obituary-story.asp?ID=1403) Also where his phono collection resides based on this post in 2009 From a phono newsgroup I found: Re: Phonograph Museums « Reply #5 on Dec 19, 2009, 11:20pm » ____________________________________ I went onto ebay and found a listing of an item supposedly from that Jefcoat collection. I wonder why they would be selling part of a collection that has been donated to a museum?. Pretty odd. with 0 feedbacks I'd tread cautiously. On another note: if anyone is on a trip to the west there is a relatively new museum in the south central part of Colorado. It's the collection of now deceased Leo Kimmett in Canon, City, CO. I knew Leo and had the pleasure of viewing his collection before he passed away. He donated it to the city and they have dedicated a generous area in the city building downtown to his collection. it is presented pretty well and includes some pretty nice items such as a Vic. B and a Multiphone as well as many other good quality phono examples. If you are in the near vicinity of Colorado Springs it would be worth the drive to visit this museum. Happy collecting, ColoCrank Leo's little 26 page book was a wealth of info and I hope one day, I'll find that reel of tape with the audio interview. Today brought back memories of my early years of collecting. Anyone else on Phono-L ever meet or talk with Leo? Steve Ramm _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
