Great pictures!
On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 4:42 PM, Robin Joan Rolfs nip...@dataex.comwrote:
Greetings,
We would like to share photos and the following report of the Union 2010
show and sale.
June 12, 2010 collectors met at the 35th phonograph music box show and
sale. But it was really 46 years ago that The Early Talking Machine Club of
America was founded in 1964 by Larry Donley and Glen Oaldon, who ran a
Chicago Tribune ad looking to start a club. The first few meetings were at
Oaldon's house with about 5 members. Larry Donley had a gas station on 26th
St.and Berwyn with a sign in the window wanting phonographs. Phonographs
were common in antique shops (brass belled horn machines $35.00 and wood
horn Victors for $75.00) but there were no flea markets yet.
The first Union Show was organized in 1975 by Larry Donley with a handful
of club members and dealers. This has grown to the largest phonograph show
in the country with dealers coming from many states across the US and
countries abroad. The Donley boys, Randy and Mike have kept the tradition
going by putting together one of the biggest and best phonograph and music
box sale in the world. We thanked the Donley boys by having them dance to
the music of a custom made phonograph toy created for the enjoyment and
amazement of the Union crowd. The one of a kind commemorative dancers
were auctioned off with profits to benefit the Edison Birthplace Museum,
Milan, Ohio and the Friends of Edison, Edison National Historic Park,
Orange, NJ.
We wished Larry Donley a happy 80th birthday as we celebrated the 35th
Union Show.
Visit www.wimaps.org to view photos of friends and activities that took
place at Union, June 11-13, 2010.
Robin Joan Rolfs
Visit us at:
www.audioantique.com
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