Cylinder record
Clarion Records Co., Ltd.
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wax and cardboard.
Measurements
Record - 112 mm (height); 56 mm (diameter), Box - 125 mm (height); 64 mm (diameter)
Place of origin
Wandsworth
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660557
Summary
A cylindrical record of the song 'Beautiful Garden of Roses' by Stanley Kirkby. The record is in a cylindrical cardboard box with a separate cardboard lid. Wrapped around the cylindrical record is a length of soft fabric. The box is dark blue, cream, yellow and gold coloured. It bears the words 'The 'Clarion' Record' and the figure of a woman in flowing robes playing a harp. Opposite her is a seated woman in similar dress. The lid is black, with a yellow label on the top which reads 'The 'Clarion' Record' and the name and artist of the song. Total number of items is 4.
Marks and inscriptions
Red label on the side of the box: 'Clarion/ RED/ LABEL/ RECORD./ CLARION RECORDS/ CO., LTD.,/ Wandsworth, London, S.W.' Round the rim of the record: CLARION. 419 BEAUTIFUL GARDEN OF ROSES S. KIRKBY.
Makers and roles
Clarion Records Co., Ltd., maker