General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SHELLAC/ PAPER

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

34.0 cm

Width

32.0 cm

Height

6.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Wallace

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Illinois

City

Chicago

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

CA. 1920'S

Canada

NO SPECIFIC SIGNIFICANCE - WERE SHIPPED TO CANADAORIGINALLY.

Function

TO REPRODUCE RECORDED SOUND FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSTRUCTION.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF EARLY USE OF RECORD MEDIA FOR WEIGHT & EXERCISE CONTROL.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON LABEL:.1 'USE SOFT-TONE NEEDLES/ PLAY/ THIS SIDE/ FIRST/ Made By Wallace Institute, Chicago, U.S.A./ WALLACE/ REDUCING/ Trade Mark/ REC-ORD/ Patents/ Pending'/ IDENTICAL ON REVERSE EXCEPT: 'PLAY THE/ OTHER SIDE/ FIRST/ No 1'/.2 SIDE ONE IDENTICAL EXCEPT: 'No 2' & NO INSTRUCTIONS AS TO WHICH SIDE TO PLAY/ REVERSE READS: 'Get Thin/ It is Wallace's/ twenty years of experience/ that make Wallace records/ valuable. Beware of pitiful attempts to imitate/ his methods, conscientous service and results./ REG. U.S. PAT. OFF./ This signature Wallace means genuine/ - to music!'/.3-.5 ARE IDENTICAL TO.2 EXCEPT FOR THE NUMBERING/ PRINTED ON COVERS: 'REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. CHICAGO, U.S.A. COPYRIGHT 1920/ DICTATED BY WALLACE'

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK SHINY DISK/.1 BUFF LABEL,.2-.5 BLUE LABEL

Decoration

DRAWING OF MAN'S HEAD ON LABEL CENTRE TOP/ COVERS HAVE DRAWING OF MAN IN CENTRESURROUNDED BY CONCENTRIC CIRCLES REPRESENTING A DISK.