Good "Find"

[Matt Brown]

Going on Thursday to pick up a ROUGH Beethoven Edisonic WITH Edisonic reproducer - cabinet is very rouch, but salvage-able. I hope to have time to restore it this summer. Substantial bunch of DD records also included in the sale - list is below.
All for $450.
Once this is restored, I'll have both Edisonics, 2 of the 3 radio/phonos (still in search of a C-1 that is affordable), and all of the Edison portables. With the exception of the LP consoles, I'll have a good example of all of Edison's later machines.

Yay me.

List of DD records:

Label Peeled Off

50287-R
50342-R
50365-L
51540-L
52634-L

52369-L
52369-R

52408-L
52408-R

52262-L
52262-R

52027-L
52027-R

50605-R (Two Coon) handwritten on record where label peeled off
50605-L (Coon Going On Honeymoon) handwritten “””””””

52159-R
52159-L

Etched on Record (No Labels) Grouped together for Side 1 & Side 2
*=scratched/damaged

3087-C-9-9 (I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen)
3117-C-6-15 (On The Banks of The Brandywine)

4150-A-6-110 (Serenade (Schubert) Tenor With Orchestra
4321-C-6-102 (The Bells Of Lee)

3441-C-7 (“A Little Bit of Heaven” The Heart of Paddy Whack)*scratched
3444-C-5 (“Irish Eyes of Love”)

5283-A-6-23 (All Through The Night)
5263-C-8-11 (Loch Lomond)

8093-A-2-5 (I Know Why Your Mother Called You “Baby” – Fox Trot)
8092-A-2-4 (A Baby In Love – Fox Trot)

2567-B-4-34 (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Part 1)
2568-B-3-41x (Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 Part 2)

3792-C-3-2 (As We Parted at The Gate)
? (Close to Thee)

3428-A-4-64 (Kamenoi Ostrow)
3429-C-4-39 (Loreley – Paraphrase (Jos. Nesvadba) ** Beginning Cracked

50153-L When Uncle Joe Plays A Rag On His Old Banjo
50153-R Flanagan And His Motor Car

Records With Labels

51500-L (9989) Cross – Words (Between Sweetie and Me)
51500-R (9943) How Do You Do

52023-R (11697) Dawn of To-Morrow *Beginning Damaged & Cracked
52023-L (11698) Charmaine

51040-R (8554) Susie
51040-L (5389) He’s Living the Life of Reilly

522__-R (18367) Have You Ever Been in IRELAND
522__-L (18366) When I Build A Home of Me Own

52016-R (11638) (What Do I Care What) SOMEBODY SAID*cracked
52016-L (11637) SO BLUE*cracked

50352-R (4608) My Bonnie, Bonnie Jean
50352-L (4531) Nanny

52511-R (18947) Killarney, My Home O’Er The Sea
52511-L (18377) Walter ____ IRISH _____

52335-L (18560) The West Plains Explosion
52335-R (18561) The Hanging of Charles Biger *Beginning Damaged

52528-L (19053) Outside
52528-R (19052) ____

51611-L (9708) Got The Railroad Blues
51611-R (10516) Casey Jones

51110-L (8690) I’ll Take You Home Again, Pal O’Mine
51110-R (8673) Faded Love Letters

52599-R (19153) Ain’t Gonna Grieve My Mind
52599-L (19215) Sing Fa-Da-Riddle

52029-R (11715) Lindenbergh
52029-L (11716) Lucky Lindy

52283-R (18418) They Landed Over Here From Over There
52283-L (18419) Well, The Irish and The Germans Got Together

51992-R (11626) Ain’t She Sweet?
51992-L (11627) Can’t Believe That You’re In Love With Me

52528-R (19052) Heaven Help A Sailor On A Night Like This
52528-L (19053) Outside

80160-L (3117) On The Banks Of The Brandywine
80160-R (3087) I’ll Take You Home Again, Kathleen *scratched

52533-R (19059) The Wreck Of The N. & W. Cannon Ball
52533-L (19058) Low Bridge! Everybody Down

50283-R (4033) My Little Girl
50283-L (4023) Circus Day In Dixie

51596-R (2611) Under The Double Eagle March
51596-L ( ? ) ? (label peeled off this side)

50967-L (8414) Erin You’re Wearin’ A Wonderful Smile
50967-R (8389) By The Sapphire Sea

51210-R (8995) Dear Little Boy Of Mine
51210-L (6632) That Wonderful Mother

52302-R (18471) Southern Jingles
52302-L (18339) Southern Songs – Medley

51236-R (9145) Durang Hornpipe Medley *scratched
51236-L (9148) The Old Red Barn Medley Quadrille

52649-R (19315) I’m The Medicine Man For The Blues
52649-L ( ? ) ? (label peeled off)

52493-L (18977) Little Baby Curls * beginning chipped
54293-R (18976) Sally Of My Dreams

83045-R (4209) I Am A Roamer Bold
83045-L (4594) A Spring Morning

52206-R (18198) I Ain’t Got Nobody (And Nobody Cares For Me)
52206-L (18199) Third Rail

51609-L (10556) The Death Of Floyd Collins
51609-R (10555) The John T. Scopes Trial

51382-R (9261) College Hornpipe
51382-L (9263) The Devil’s Dream (Reel)

52365-L (18627) Just A Night For Meditation *cracked
52365-R (18626) Two Lips (To Kiss My Cares Away) *cracked

52623-L (18657) The Third Alarm March
52623-R (18656) The Stars And Stripes Forever March

51827-L (11179) An Old Fashioned Picture *scratched
51827-R (11180) There’s A New Star In Heaven To-Night

52647-R (19288) Trainin’ The Fingers
52647-L (19289) Jade

52453-L (18890) An Old Man’s Story
52453-R (18889) The Sinking Of The Vestris

52628-R (19299) Dixie Way
52628-L (19300) Razors In De Air

51063-L (8606) Porters On A Pullman Train
51063-R (8860) Laughing Record

52631-L (19293) Just Beyond The Blue
52631-R (19294) Silv’ry Moon

52262-L (18309) Mother Machree *cracked
52262-L (18308) Macushla *cracked

51382-R (9261) College Hornpipe *cracked
51382-L (9263) The Devil’s Dream (Reel) *cracked

51707-L (10852) Hooray For The Irish!
51707-R (10853) I Ain’t In Love No More
52629-L (19272) Tip-Toe Thru’ The Tulips With Me
52629-R (19287) Someday You’ll Realize You’re Wrong

52347-L (18459) Branch Brook Park March
52347-R (18439) Meditation

52511-R (18947) Killarney, My Home O’Er The Sea
52511-L (18377) Walter Scanlan’s Irish Medley

51883-L (11313) If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again
51883-R (11312) The Dying Girl’s Message

52611-R (19237) If I’m Wrong, Sue Me
52611-L (19236) My Old Man

52037-R (11724) Buffalo Rhythm *scratched
52037-L (11725) Rocky Mountain Blues

52607-R (19232) A High Silk Hat And A Walking Cane
52607-L ( ? ) ? (label peeled off)

50258-R (3743) Moonlight Bay
50258-L (3853) The girl thingy Cat Rag

50629-L (6988) Floating Down The Old Monongahela *cracked
50629-R ( ? ) ? (label peeled off) *cracked

51876-R (11280) Idolizing Fox Trot
51876-L (11272) That’s What God Made Mothers For

50876-L (6436) Clancy’s Wooden Wedding
50876-R ( ? ) ? (label peeled off)

52621-L (19265) I Don’t Work For A Living
52621-R (19264) I’m Cuckoo Again

50236-R (3944) The Insect Powder Agent *(beginning chipped)
50236-L (3582) Cotton Blossom Time *(not sure if this side will play)

52634-R (19301) Blue Hawaii
52634-L (19240) Softly, As In A Morning Sunrise

51090-R (_630) I Came, I Saw, I Fell
51090-L (8657) Honeymoon Lane

52395-R (18391) Highland Fling
52395-L (18386) Scotch Reel

52313-L (18382) Flowers Of Edinburgh Hornpipe
52313-R (18387) Paddy Ryan’s Favorite Irish Jig

52298-L (18448) What’s The Color Of A Yellow Horse?
52298-R (18263) Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Sailor

51401-L (9690) Gypsy Love Song
51401-R ( ? ) (?) label peeled off

52535-L (19075) She Only Laughs At Me
52535-R (19054) Guess Who?

51978-L (11580) See-Saw – Waltzes
51978-R (11579) I Cannot Sing The Old Songs

52614-R (18706) Mah Lindy Lou
52614-L (18716) Marianna

52517-R (19022) Me And The Man In The Moon
52517-L (19023) Days And Lonely Nights

51608-R (10539) She’s Comin’ Round The Mountain
51608-L (10540) The Boston Burglar

51699-L (10779) Varsovienne
51699-R (10775) The Heel And Toe Polka

(Above Seen on Ebay as a set in record jacket for $57.03)
Varsovienne has # 9884-L on it / Polka has # 9913 on it)

52510-L (19016) Underneath The Russian Moon
52510-R (19015) The Toymaker’s Dream

52626-L (19245) Your Mother And Mine
52626-R (19244) Singin’ In The Rain

52281-L (18388) Kenion Clog
52281-R (18384) The Emmett Quadrille

52449-R (18982) Floggan Reel
52449-L (18983) The Trip To The Cottage – Irish Jig


51278-L (9262) McDonald’s Reel
51278-R (9264) Opera Reel With Calls

52448-R (18969) Fitzmaurice’s Polka
52448-L (18968) Byrant’s Favorite Hornpipe

52312-L (18443) Down On The Banks Of The Ohio
52312-R (18444) We Parted By The Riverside

52533-R (19059) The Wreck Of The N. & W. Cannon Ball (Duplicate Record)
52533-L (19058) Low Bridge! – Everybody Down

52637-R (19303) Smiling Irish Eyes
52637-L (19305) So Sentimental

52587-L (19191) Reaching For Someone (And Not Finding Anyone There)
52587-R (19190) Honey

80152-R (2905) Irish Love Song
80152-L (2625) Love’s Dream After The Ball

51983-R (11603) I’m Looking Over A Four Leaf Clover
51983-L (11602) I Want To Be Miles Away From Ev’ryone

80010-R (7562) Ever Of Thee I’m Fondly Dreaming
80010-L (2801) Darling Nellie Gray

52134-R (11984) When The Sun Goes Down Again
52134-L (11985) Sing On Brother, Sing!

52615-R (19257) My Old Kentucky Home
52615-L (19256) Carry Me Back To Old Virginia

51515-L (9726) Blue Ridge Blues
51515-R (9727) Lonesome Road Blues

51386-R (9663) Follow The Swallow
51386-L (9668) There’s A Bend At The End Of The Swanee

51914-R (11356) To-Night You Belong To Me
51914-L (11407) Oh! What I’d Give To Bring You Back

52619-L (19266) Sweet Madelon
52619-R (19267) Painting The Clouds With Sunshine


50667-R (7154) Cohen On His Honeymoon
50667-L (6994) Backyard Conversation Between Mrs. Rielly And Mrs. Finnegan

52607-L (19233) It’s Funny When You Feel That Way
52607-R ( ? ) (?) label peeled off

52263-L (18328) Silver Haired Sweetheart
52263-R (18329) Mother (Who Can Be Sweeter Than You?)

52203-R (18177) Lovely Little Silhouette
52203-L (18176) There’s Somebody New

51002-R (3817) Where The Silvery Colorado Wends It’s Way
51002-L (3583) The “Humoreske” Song

52453-L (18890) An Old Man’s Story *(label ripped half way off)
52453-R (18889) The Sinking Of The Vestris

52618-R (19263) S’Posin
52618-L ( ? ) (? ) label peeled off

52461-R (18882) Fallen By The Wayside
52461-L (18886) The Prioner’s Lament

52319-L (18494) (To-Morrow’s To-Morrow) To-Day Is To-Day
52319-R (18496) Deep Hollow Fox Trot

52638-R (19329) Song Of The Blues
52638-L (19330) Broken Idol

51548-R (9150) The Farmer’s Medley Quadrille *(cracked)
51548-L (9151) Drunken Sailor Medley *(cracked)

51381-L (9260) The Girl I Left Behind Me – Medley
51381-R (9259) Money Musk With Variations

50227-R (3523) Tip-Top Tipperary Mary
50227-L ( ? ) (?) label peeled off

80255-L (4223) Where The River Shannon Flows
80255-R (3350) When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

[neophone]

Matt,

Yes, YAA for you!! Congratulation! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Good luck on the restoration!

Regards,
J.

[maroongem]

Lots of Electricals there, Matt.
At what they seem to be going for on the 'Bay right now, you could probably recoup you investment and then some!!!!

Bill

[neophone]

Bill,

WOW, I hadn't noticed that. Matt you can sell one or two of those and pay for the restoration! ;D

Regards,
J.

[Matt Brown]

I have my fingers crossed that these records are in good condition (I've been told they are, but I never believe it until I see it).
I'll have to post pics of this poor Edisonic machine when I get it - veneer issues, broken pieces off the legs, the top was used AS A SAWHORSE at one time so there are "saw" marks, etc...
Still, I felt that for $450 I couldn't turn it down.....

Matt

[neophone]

Matt,

GAD! a saw horse!!!! What a shame. I do hope it's salavagable. I'm looking forward to the photos.

Regards,
J.

[orthophonic]

Good records! I have a Schubert that sounds nice and your Beethoven should be pretty nice when you get it all together. Congrats!!!

[steve]

Matt,

I am very happy for you and appreciate you sharing you good fortune with us.

I see you have 52649, 52638 and 52623 along with other late ones like 52599, the later ones are very hard to find and were recorded at 78 rpm. May I ask for the serial number of the reproducer?

Steve

From Ron from phonolist:

Here's an update on the speed of late Diamond Discs. I now suspect
that the change to 78 rpm speed for Diamond Discs began in Sept.
1928, not February 1929. This would mean that Diamond Discs with
matrix numbers as low as the 18700 range were recorded at 78 rpm, not
80 rpm. The Edison Company in its Sept. 1928 instruction book for C-2
radio phonographs stated that the correct speed for Edison records
was 78 rpm. This appears to mean Diamond Discs because needle cut
discs hadn't been released by Edison. At any rate, more research
needs to be done, but his is where my research is now.

Ron D.