[Phono-L] Borri Cylinders...

2008-09-25 Thread Tyrone Settlemier
Yes, and I am Leeds Catlin. I will pirate you, and it will take years and years of litigation to stop me. Bwa Hah! Hah! Hah! ;-) Ty - Original Message - From: Loran Hughes lo...@oldcrank.com To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l at oldcrank.org Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2008

[Phono-L] Borri Cylinders...

2008-09-25 Thread Peter Fraser
actually it makes him either a huge devotee...or a crackpot. On Sep 24, 2008, at 6:55 PM, C5fan at aol.com wrote: I believe he bought the name and the rights years ago just like the company in India that bought the name and rights to the HMV's that we call crapophones. That is why he has

[Phono-L] Edison rococo grill orientation

2008-09-25 Thread clockworkh...@aol.com
My 1As and 1B has the urn in the lower half as is seen on the Edison catalogues of the era. The catalogues I have for each year do not show the urn on top upside down in any depiction. Al **Looking for simple solutions to your real-life financial challenges? Check out

[Phono-L] Borri Cylinders...

2008-09-25 Thread Ron L
He's a huge devotee. Ron -Original Message- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Peter Fraser Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 2:03 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Borri Cylinders... actually it makes him either

[Phono-L] Borri Cylinders...

2008-09-25 Thread john robles
Since I believe the Edison Phonograph Works was superceded by the National Phonograph Company, he could not have bought the name. I don't believe the HMV name was purchased by Indiands either as there are so many makers producing 'HMV' crapophones. --- On Wed, 9/24/08, wilenzick at

[Phono-L] Borri Cylinders...

2008-09-25 Thread Steven Medved
I believe a Chinese company owns the rights to HMV. Oliver Berliner would not say exactly who it was. From: wilenzick at bellsouth.net To: phono-l at oldcrank.org Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:28:48 -0400 Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Borri Cylinders... I really doubt that anyone could currently buy

[Phono-L] Rights to HMV

2008-09-25 Thread Robin Rolfs
Greetings, We recently wrote a book on Nipper Collectibles and the history of the Nipper Trademark, which we hope every collector has added to their library. In short, Nipper and the His Master's Voice along with RCA, once the most powerful trademarks in the world have dissipated into the foreign

[Phono-L] Rights to HMV

2008-09-25 Thread Rich
If the specific graphic art(trademark) is not renewed every 5 years with the US government it becomes available for use by anyone until someone comes up with the registration fee. This is country specific and not a world wide license for a trademark unless there is a reciprocity treaty with

[Phono-L] Rights to HMV

2008-09-25 Thread john robles
Thanks, Robin, for that fascinating information. What a convoluted history the logo has! Thanks for your wonderful book too! --- On Thu, 9/25/08, Robin Rolfs nipper at dataex.com wrote: From: Robin Rolfs nip...@dataex.com Subject: [Phono-L] Rights to HMV To: Antique Phonograph List phono-l at

[Phono-L] should I get Pay Pal?

2008-09-25 Thread ge...@comcast.net
Hi, I have one paypal account which I use strictly for buying whenever anyone absolutely requires it. I got a new credit card to use with it, and it has a low credit amount associated with it...I did this intentionally, lest someone hack into the account. Also: I had a problem with an ebay

[Phono-L] Edison rococo grill orientation

2008-09-25 Thread Don Mayer
My 1As and 1B has the urn in the lower half as is seen on the Edison catalogues of the era. The catalogues I have for each year do not show the urn on top upside down in any depiction. - Al I have observed a few Edison cabinets with the urn upside-down, particularly on the Herzog-style