And just to add to that........Elbert Hubbard was on his way to England, on
the Lusitania, to speak out against World War I, when it was sunk by the
Germans......he didn't survive.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Maeder" <[email protected]>
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Phono-L] columbia offshoots
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.
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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)
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