Thank you Allen, your expertise is very much appreciated. Now we all know to look out for the blue surround and avoid it when the eBay prices go way too high for a reprint. I had bid around $20 but my bid was retracted and the auction cancelled. I assume someone told the seller the catalogue was a reprint. Thanks to all who chimed in on this. Happy New Year to all, Al
-----Original Message----- From: AllenAmet <[email protected]> To: phono-l <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Dec 30, 2013 9:37 am Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Isn't This A Reprint? The Talking Machine 1899 Catalogue/ Hi, The "1899" Chicago catalog (64 pages) shown at 370972229899 is indeed a reprint, ca 1969. An error at the printers (in 1969) will make it easy to determine this: the floral design running around the back cover (inside the border) should have been printed in red (as on original). The reprint version has that detail in blue. This reprint has mostly sold out and had only a single printing. It was a fascinating company - one of their specialties was Douglass' Polyphone. Best Allen K. _www.phonobooks.com_ (http://www.phonobooks.com) ----------------- In a message dated 12/28/2013 11:27:01 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Allen K might know Neal as I think I got Neal's address from the Antique Phonograph Monthly. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
