There was a Symphonola brand used for machines sold by the Larkin Company in Buffalo, NY. Larkin was interesting for a number of reasons among them being the first company to include coupons in bars and boxes of soap that could be redeemed by the consumer for products from a catalog. This idea was conceived by Elbert Hubbard, the brother-in-law of founder John D. Larkin, and the vice-president for advertising, who after retiring from Larkin Soap Co. in 1895, founded the Roycrofers and Roycroft Shops in East Aurora. His successor, Darwin Martin, had his home in Buffalo designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (still standing), and the Larkin Co. administration building was also designed by Wright and considered a landmark in modern commercial architecture (demolished). The Buffalo Pottery was also founded to provide dish ware for Larkin's coupon scheme.
> From: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 22:07:58 -0400 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] columbia offshoots > > > In a message dated 9/19/2011 9:55:05 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > They likely aren't related, but there was a Canadian Symphonola. I would > be curious to see pictures of yours. > > > ------------- > Acc to 'The Trademarks of Recorded Sound,' there was a Symphonola Mfg Co in > Minnesota and they introduced their branded machine in 1918. > > allen > _www.phonobooks.com_ (http://www.phonobooks.com) > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
