Cylinder record
Columbia Phonograph Co.
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
circa 1900
Materials
Wax, card, paper and fabric
Measurements
Box – 112 mm (height); 67 mm (diameter), Record - 102 mm (height); 54 mm (diameter)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 662648
Summary
A cylindrical cardboard lidded box containing a cylindrical record. A printed label stuck to the sides of the box gives details of the speed, and the maker ‘Columbia Phonograph Company’. A circular label on the lid records the number and title of the record enclosed; in this case the ‘Grand Prix 1900’ and ‘Morris Dance from ‘Henry VIII’ Besses o’ th’ Barn Band’. The box is lined with soft fabric. The black cylindrical record inside has the record information impressed around the rim. Total number of items is 3.
Marks and inscriptions
Around rim of record: 201402 'MORRIS DANCE' - BESSES O' TH' BARN BAND COLUMBIA.
Makers and roles
Columbia Phonograph Co., maker