General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

2

Total Parts

7

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

SHELLAC BASED COMPOSITE

Dimensions

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

Length

14.0 cm

Width

14.0 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Columbia

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS TYPE OF DISK USED AFTER 1913.

Canada

EXAMPLE OF A 'BARGAIN' LINE OF DISK RECORD FROM THE ACOUSTIC ERA, INTENDED FOR SALE IN '5 & 10 CENT STORES'. LITTLE WONDER RECORDS SOLD FOR 10 CENTS, AS OPPOSED TO 30 CENTS FOR MOST REGULAR RECORDS. THESE DISKS WERE PURCHASED BY THE VENDOR'S GREAT UNCLE, J.N.D. SAUVE OF 27 CLEMOW AVE., OTTAWA. HE BOUGHT THEM AT ORMES ON SPARKS ST. C. 1918-1920, AND PLAYED THEM ON A BRANTOLA PHONOGRAPH. AFTER MR. SUAVE'S DEATH, THE RECORDS PASSED TO THE VENDOR'S GRANDPARENTS AND THEN TO HIM. (REF. 1)

Function

TO STORE SOUND WAVES AS A LATERALLY UNDULATING GROOVE IN A SOLID MEDIUM FOR REPRODUCTION ON A DISK RECORD PLAYER.

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A SMALL FORMAT, SINGLE SIDED 78 RPM RECORD, WHOSE LOW PRICE WAS ACHIEVED BY OFFERING JUST ONE PLAYBACK SIDE AND BY REDUCING DISK DIAMETER AND HENCE PLAYBACK TIME. (REF. 1)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

Blank side bears following text: "MADE UNDER ONE OR MORE/ OF THE FOLLOWING/ U.S. LETTERS PATENT:/ DEC. 10, 1901, NOV. 25, 1902, JAN. 2, 1906./ FEB. 11, 1908, AUG. 11, 1908, NOV. 30, 1909/ OTHER PATENTS PENDING"./ Disk centre marked "LITTLE WONDER/ RECORD/ "NO. 56/ IT'S A LONG, LONG WAY/ TO TIPPERARY/ BAND AND VOCAL CHORUS"; "680" marked on lead-out groove.

Missing

N/A

Finish

BLACK DISK

Decoration

N/A