Have you tried Howard Hope in the UK? Just Google his name and something should come up...
> Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 19:51:53 -0400 > From: it...@arvincasas.com > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Subject: [Phono-L] Looking for Cut Cornered Decca Storage Album > > Hello Phello Phono Pholk, > > I'm on the hunt for a rare Decca 78 storage album that is actually part of a > Decca portable phonograph (perhaps I should say "gramophone" as this is a UK > machine though it was bought in Virginia). > > These albums, like those made for the Columbia UK portables, were designed > to store under the upper lids of their gramophones (see the attached photo > of a Columbia Viva-tonal 202). The albums had their spines at the "bottom" > of the book (rather than on the left) and had their top corners cut not to > save on expense - but to allow fingers plenty of access to insert and pull > the albums out from storage. They had a very interesting accordion-like > design that reduced stress on the sleeves at the spine, allowing you to flip > pages with less chance of snapping your shellac. (Save that for your > Chiropractor.) > > Over the years many were separated from their machines, especially as these > albums continued to find use in the electric age vs the rest of the machine.. > That said, these are rare, so in addition to my investigations overseas, I > thought I'd ask if anyone here might have a suggestion on where to find one > in this country it at all? I suspect record buyers might come upon these > more than machine buyers, but that's just a theory. > > If you happen to have one housing a stack of shellac or know someone who > might have one, kindly drop me a line. > > Best to all, > > Arvin in MA > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: columbia_album_correct.jpg > Type: image/jpeg > Size: 68916 bytes > Desc: not available > URL: > <http://oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/attachments/20130829/9c71ed5b/attachment.jpg> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
