Curt, I assumed it was all the same. Steve
> From: vinyl.visi...@live.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 20:37:56 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Special Edition Columbia Record??? > > Steve, your record sounds like one to benefit widows and orphans because of > the subject matter on the label. I'm still not sure of the purpose of my > record with Kaiser Wilhelm at the Mozart Music Verein in NY was. I "GOOGLED" > Mozart Music Verein New York and found an article from 1894 about the 40th > anniversary of this music club. The Verein (club) was started in New York > City in 1854 to further the musical interests in the works of Mozart and > other contemporary composers. I can't find anything to indicate that this > club had anything to do with providing help or care to German war refugees, > but obviously this article is less than complete. I'm puzzled about the > purpose of the record, except maybe a historical recording of a concert held > for Kaiser Wilhelm? Since there were only several hundred members, the demand > for this record must have been low and doesn't seem to be a great choice for > a fundraiser for war widows and children, since the Kaiser was mostly > responsible for t > he mayhem created in WWI...Any more ideas?Curt > > From: steve_nor...@msn.com > > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > > Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:56:02 -0500 > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Special Edition Columbia Record??? > > > > > > I have or had one of this series, it shows a widow by a grave with a small > > child in her arms and one holding her mothers hand. Thanks, I wondered > > about it. > > > > Steve > > > > > > > Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 18:49:00 -0800 > > > From: majesticrec...@snet.net > > > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Special Edition Columbia Record??? > > > > > > According to Note the Notes, a book by Michael Sherman and Kurt Nauck > > > there was > > > a series of these pictorial labels in 1916 and early 1917 to benefit > > > Austrian > > > and German widows and orphans during the war. The series ended when we > > > declared > > > war on Germany. I presume this is one of those series. The patent dates > > > listed > > > the way they are has this record fall into that time frame. > > > > > > Glenn > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: "zonophone2...@aol.com" <zonophone2...@aol.com> > > > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > > > Sent: Tue, November 13, 2012 3:33:36 PM > > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Special Edition Columbia Record??? > > > > > > KURT ARE YOU LOOKING > > > he knows most records > > > you can also contact him at na...@78rpm.com > > > he runs a good auction > > > zono > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> > > > To: phono-l <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > > > Sent: Tue, Nov 13, 2012 10:59 am > > > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Special Edition Columbia Record??? > > > > > > > > > > > > A few days ago, I posted this inquiry about an unusual Columbia record > > > that I > > > found. Someone out there must know something about this record and its > > > history... > > > Here are pics of the front and back: > > > http://open1234.wix.com/camps-site#!__columbia-record > > > > > > Any info would be appreciated, > > > Curt > > > > > > > From: vinyl.visi...@live.com > > > > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > > > > Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2012 00:10:35 -0500 > > > > Subject: [Phono-L] Special Edition Columbia Record??? > > > > > > > > > > > > I found a 12" one sided Columbia record which has a picture of Kaiser > > > > Wilhelm > > > II on the label, with the phrases "Gruss an den Kaiser" - (Greetings to > > > the > > > Emperor) and "Gott mit uns" - (God with us). The number is 59408 - last > > > patent > > > date is Nov. 30, 1909 and the title is: "Dem Deutschen Kaiser Gewidmet > > > Von Dem > > > Mozart-Verein in New York" - (Dedicated to the German Emperor Of The > > > Mozart Club > > > > > > in New York). The label is a very detailed and attractive one and the > > > record was > > > > > > made in the US - I can provide pics if necessary. Does anyone have any > > > info to > > > shed some light on this? > > > > Curt Angstman > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > > http://phono-l.org > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > http://phono-l.org > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > http://phono-l.org > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Phono-L mailing list > > > http://phono-l.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
