[Phono-L] Edisonia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edisonia_Hall
[Phono-L] Edisonia
Neat! Thanks. Ron L -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of John Maeder Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:05 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Edisonia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edisonia_Hall ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[Phono-L] Edisonia
Also a brand of cigar ! - Original Message - From: John Maeder appywan...@hotmail.com To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 12:04 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Edisonia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edisonia_Hall ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From deedeebl...@yahoo.com Tue Sep 18 12:51:33 2007 From: deedeebl...@yahoo.com (DeeDee Blais) Date: Tue Sep 18 12:54:12 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Passing of John Davis Message-ID: 804514.74708...@web37002.mail.mud.yahoo.com Our hobby lost a fine fellow with the passing of John Davis on 9/16/07. John was a mentor collector when I first started collecting back in the 70's. He always coached me to buy quality first and stay away from junk and duplicates. John was influenced by first generation collectors and he could never understand my attraction to uprights. He always laughed when I reminded him that I apply his advice and keep nothing but the most unusual Victrolas. He even found a Victrola XVIII for me but that was followed by...I don't know why anyone would want it!. One of my favorite memories was a trip to Union with John in the late 1970's. There was a bit of riverboat gambler in him and he convinced me to jointly buy a fancy MS with big oak horn. Then we bought a brass bell horn, attached it to the MS and sold it for the original purchase price. It wasn't exactly turning lead into gold but it was fun to turn a brass horn into a wood horn.John had not been too active in the phonograph hobby for the last fifteen years but had been pursuing early light bulbs and related items. He had possibly the finest privately owned light bulb collection in the country. I will miss my good friend very much. Jerry Blais Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7
[Phono-L] Edisonia picture
Here's a link to the postcard. You can barely make out Edisonia http://members.cox.net/crescentpark/c-p23.htm
[Phono-L] Edisonia
I would assume that this was a place where you could purchase Edison Cylinders or phonographs. The only place from that era I have seen the word Edisonia is on the top of an early Edison Bell British Cylinder Gold Molded Record. Across the Top of the lid it says Edison Bell Edisonia and at the bottom London Record. So I assume the reference is to Edison products. - Original Message - From: Ron L lhera...@bu.edu To: phon...@oldcrank. com Phono-L@oldcrank.org; phonol...@yahoogroups. Com phonol...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 11:01 AM Subject: [Phono-L] Edisonia Ok, resident Edison nuts, I saw something a bit puzzling last night. We had a speaker at our historical society talk about the 4 amusement parks in East Providence RI. He used post card views mostly and on one of them of Crescent Park, from the early 1900s, there was a building marked Edisonia. I thought it might be for movies but cylinder phono exhibition is another possibility. Anyone ever read/seen a description of an exhibit marked Edisonia and what was in it? Thanks, Ron L ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[Phono-L] Passing of John Davis
I am privileged to own his Zonophone Grand Opera, bought from another collector, and incomplete. It took me two years to complete, but it is one of the prizes of my collection. Jerry, you saw this machine last summer. I wish I could have known Mr. Davis. My condolences, Jeff Wisconsin -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of DeeDee Blais Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:52 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Passing of John Davis Our hobby lost a fine fellow with the passing of John Davis on 9/16/07. John was a mentor collector when I first started collecting back in the 70's. He always coached me to buy quality first and stay away from junk and duplicates. John was influenced by first generation collectors and he could never understand my attraction to uprights. He always laughed when I reminded him that I apply his advice and keep nothing but the most unusual Victrolas. He even found a Victrola XVIII for me but that was followed by...I don't know why anyone would want it!. One of my favorite memories was a trip to Union with John in the late 1970's. There was a bit of riverboat gambler in him and he convinced me to jointly buy a fancy MS with big oak horn. Then we bought a brass bell horn, attached it to the MS and sold it for the original purchase price. It wasn't exactly turning lead into gold but it was fun to turn a brass horn into a wood horn.John had not been too active in the phonograph hobby for the last fifteen years but had been pursuing early light bulbs and related items. He had possibly the finest privately owned light bulb collection in the country. I will miss my good friend very much. Jerry Blais Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From s...@clarphon.com Tue Sep 18 14:42:46 2007 From: s...@clarphon.com (stan stanford) Date: Tue Sep 18 14:46:29 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Passing of John Davis References: 804514.74708...@web37002.mail.mud.yahoo.com 6c7ea97ca5292848b80f204f38a7375204880...@mercury.prevea.com Message-ID: 001b01c7fa3c$dca2ff80$6601a...@toshibauser John was a very wonderful man who cared deeply for others. I have several objects in my collection that I purchased from him. The nicest is a beautiful Chinese painted paper machet horn for a cylinder machine. I always think of John when I look at this horn. stan stanford Portland OR - Original Message - From: Jeffry Young, D.O. jeff...@prevea.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l@oldcrank.org Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:12 PM Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Passing of John Davis I am privileged to own his Zonophone Grand Opera, bought from another collector, and incomplete. It took me two years to complete, but it is one of the prizes of my collection. Jerry, you saw this machine last summer. I wish I could have known Mr. Davis. My condolences, Jeff Wisconsin -Original Message- From: phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of DeeDee Blais Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 2:52 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Subject: [Phono-L] Passing of John Davis Our hobby lost a fine fellow with the passing of John Davis on 9/16/07. John was a mentor collector when I first started collecting back in the 70's. He always coached me to buy quality first and stay away from junk and duplicates. John was influenced by first generation collectors and he could never understand my attraction to uprights. He always laughed when I reminded him that I apply his advice and keep nothing but the most unusual Victrolas. He even found a Victrola XVIII for me but that was followed by...I don't know why anyone would want it!. One of my favorite memories was a trip to Union with John in the late 1970's. There was a bit of riverboat gambler in him and he convinced me to jointly buy a fancy MS with big oak horn. Then we bought a brass bell horn, attached it to the MS and sold it for the original purchase price. It wasn't exactly turning lead into gold but it was fun to turn a brass horn into a wood horn.John had not been too active in the phonograph hobby for the last fifteen years but had been pursuing early light bulbs and related items. He had possibly the finest privately owned light bulb collection in the country. I will miss my good friend very much. Jerry Blais Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research Panel today! http://surveylink.yahoo.com/gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7 ___ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
[Phono-L] Fwd: Re: John Davis
Begin forwarded message: From: Mike Stitt smst...@mind.net Date: September 18, 2007 2:36:12 PM PDT Subject: Re: John Davis Mike Stitt wrote: John will be missed. I remember going over to his house with an old GE fan. He wanted to trade. I liked the fan and wanted to keep it so we just had a visit. He showed me his Edison bi-polar fan and then his light bulbs. He had an Edison light bulb with a bamboo filament. John fired it up! I think that about says it all. Had I owned it I wouldn't fire it up for love or money, even for my good buddy Jerry! Well maybe, maybe after a few beers. Will miss ya John.
[Phono-L] ARSC Research Grants Program 2008
The following message has been posted by the Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). If you have any questions, please click on the link or e-mail address below. --- ARSC RESEARCH GRANTS PROGRAM --- Deadline for receipt of applications: February 29, 2008 The ARSC Research Grants Program supports scholarship and publication in the fields of sound recording research and audio preservation. (This program is separate from the ARSC Preservation Grants Program, which encourages and supports the preservation of historically significant sound recordings of Western Art Music.) Project categories eligible for consideration include: discography, bibliography, historical studies of the sound recording industry and its products, and any other subject likely to increase the public's understanding and appreciation of the lasting importance of recorded sound. ARSC encourages applications from individuals whose research forms part of an academic program at the master's or doctoral level. ARSC members and non-members alike are eligible for grants in amounts up to $1000. Grant funds can be used to underwrite clerical, editorial, and travel expenses. Funds may not be used to purchase capital equipment or recordings, to reimburse applicants for work already performed, or to support projects that form part of a paid job. Grant recipients must submit documentation of their expenses, and all grant funds must be disbursed within eighteen months of the grant award. Grant recipients are required to submit brief descriptions of their projects for publication in the ARSC Journal, and are encouraged to submit articles about their projects, for possible publication in the Journal. Research Grant Applications shall include: -- a summary of the project (one page maximum), with samples of the work, if possible; -- a budget covering the entire project, highlighting the expenses the ARSC Grant will cover (one page maximum); -- a curriculum vitae; and -- an indication of the prospects for publication or other public dissemination of the project results. Grant awards will be announced at the annual business meeting of ARSC, after having been approved at the spring meeting of the ARSC Board of Directors. Send applications to: Richard Warren Jr., ARSC Grants Committee Chair, Historical Sound Recordings, Yale University Library, P.O. Box 208240, New Haven, CT 06520-8240, USA. Applications for the next grant cycle must be received by February 29, 2008. For more information, visit: http://www.arsc-audio.org/researchgrants.html Questions about the Research Grants Program should be directed to Mr. Warren at richard.war...@yale.edu
