Excellent article, thanks so much. Steve
> From: sdcorb...@earthlink.net
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> Date: Fri, 5 Aug 2011 20:27:08 -0700
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Berliner record
>
> Hi Steve and all,
>
> Here is a great source for information.
>
> This is where we found information on our little 5". 1889-1892 is indeed the
> dawn of disc records.
>
> -Scott & Denise Corbett
>
>
> Below is from the website: http://www.archeophone.org/Berliner5inch/
>
> The earliest disc records
> ever released :
> The five inch Berliner Gramophone records
> online catalogue
>
> It is commonly said that the first Berliner Gramophone record to be offered
> on the market was pressed in the USA in October 1894. It was a seven inch
> record. But in fact Emile Berliner (1851-1929), inventor of the gramophone
> record, had made and sold records long before that date. It is a German toy
> maker (Kämmer & Reinhardt in Waltershausen, Thuringen) who made and marketed
> the very first Berliner Gramophone which was a toy with a cardboard horn,
> hand operated with a crank, but with no spring or motor.
>
> This device put on the market from 1889 to 1892, rotated five inch records
> (12,5 cm) at 100-150 revolutions per minute. These records are not made of
> shellac like records made later, but of gutta-percha : an inelastic
> compressed and vulcanized natural latex or rubber isolated from the sap of
> several species of tropical tree, but mainly from Palaquium gutta. They are
> pressed from metallic matrixes. Both records and machines bear the mention
> "E. Berliner Grammophon D.R.P. [Deutsches Reichspatent] 45048". The label on
> the reverse side of each record contains the title or the recorded text and
> the mention of two of Berliner's US patents : Nov 1887, May 1888. They are
> indeed the oldest records in the world. The voice heard of most of these
> records, singing or talking with no instrumental accompaniment, is Emile
> Berliner's own voice. This is commonly admitted and it is indeed a voice -
> always the same on different records - with an audible German accent. The
> above list represents the earliest disc record catalogue in the world.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On
> Behalf Of Steven Medved
> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 12:18 PM
> To: Phono-l
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Berliner record
>
>
> Thanks, I guess the 5" was made for a toy phonographs. Do you know how old
> yours is? I really appreciated the information.
>
> Steve
>
> > From: sdcorb...@earthlink.net
> > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> > Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2011 13:40:22 -0700
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Berliner record
> >
> > That appears to be a 5" Berliner. We recently were able to purchase one,
> > and it looks identical (except for the title). They are VERY thin compared
> > to the 7" Berliners and it's a wonder any survived at all. Not surprising
> > that it is being sold in Germany where they were made. This title is
> > probably the most sought after being Berliner's own voice. It is said that
> > he recorded others as well. Our records is "Barnyard sounds", which is
> > rather poor imitations of clucking and mooing. I would imagine this was
> > Berliner also (no documentation however), because I don't see him paying
> > someone else to record it! Our 5" Berliner plays a total of 45 seconds!
> > If it is pushing $2,000 with 7 days to go, one wonders where it will end
> up!
> >
> > WE HOPE TO SEE MANY OF YOU AT THE 26 ANNUAL CALIFORNIA ANTIQUE PHONOGRAPH
> > SHOW AUGUST 13 & 14.
> >
> > Scott & Denise
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org]
> On
> > Behalf Of Steven Medved
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2011 1:21 PM
> > To: Phono-l; phonolist
> > Subject: [Phono-L] Berliner record
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Hello, Is this actually one of the first Berliner records? Steve
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/250864718289
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