The Edison phonograph monthly (Mar 1903-Feb 1904)

12 EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY. TRADE NOVELTIES. The Kremmer Indicator Co., of 829 DeKalb avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., is marketing an indicator to regulate time and speed on Phonographs. The Syracuse Wire Works, of Syracuse, N. Y., is manufacturing a wire rack for the convenient handling of Phonograph Records. In the November issue of the Phonograph Monthly we published an advertisement of a new horn crane made by Victor H. Rapke, of 1661 Second avenue, New York City. This is one of the advertisements that we regret being unable to continue in these columns. It advertises an article of much interest to every Dealer and Jobber and conflicts with the business of none of them. This horn crane has attracted considerable attention in the trade as being a most useful device. It is clamped to the under, side of any style of talking machine in such a way as to serve all the purposes of any horn crane, and yet not be in the way at all. Readers interested in this horn crane are referred to Page 18 of the Phonograph Monthly for October. Some time ago we published a paragraph from the Hooven Novelty Manufacturing Company, of 84 North Wyoming street, Hazleton, Pa., referring to a device for determining when an Edison Phonograph is being run at a speed of 160 revolutions per minute. This device was a little card cut to the exact length of a minute of travel of the Phonograph arm running at the rate of 160 revolutions per minute. This company has now had this device manufactured in polished steel, and is anxious to get in touch with Dealers, with a view of furnishing them with a quantity to give away for advertising purposes to owners of Phonographs. In their own city they got out a letter offering to give one of these devices to each of their customers who would call, and found that it resulted in increased business. The forms of the Phonograph Monthly practically close on the 20th of each month. We do not get the Advance List until the 25th, but the forms are supposed to be ready by that time with the exception of inserting the Advance List and Comments on the same. Therefore matter sent in about the 20th of the month must be frequently held over, and if it does not appear in the current issue, the senders will understand that it was received too late for use. A NEAT DEVICE FOR USE WITH PHONOGRAPH AT SEA. Phonograph Dealers who sell goods for use by ship captains and owners of yachts will read the following with interest: T. S. S. "Tauric." Portland, Me., Oct. 19, 1903. I have an Edison Home Phonograph, and as my occupation is a marine engineer, I am almost continually at sea, where the Phonograph always accompanies me, and has done so for the past two and a half years. For a time I found some difficulty in playing the machine at sea, on account of the great vibration and rolling of the vessel. I tried several means to get something like results, and after several futile attempts I got a spring, similar to the one I am sending you, and fixed it to a strong hook in the roof of my cabin. On to the spring I hang a shelf two feet six inches long by one foot wide, with strong cords from each corner, and of equal and suitable length. The opposite ends are all brought together and secured to a hook and the whole contrivance supports the Phonograph. The result is absolutely the best. It makes no difference how the ship rolls or pitches, the machine plays in good shape, without any discordant sounds or jumping over sound waves, or anything that is disagreeable to a lover of music. The reason I have sent this to you is I thought it might be of service to those who would like to have their Phonographs on their yachts, a la Sir Thomas Lipton and others, who no doubt have to abandon all idea of a tune or a song when at sea. Since I hit upon this simple plan I spend many a happy hour, while otherwise things would be very slow. Several persons who have seen this affair think it is first-class and are surprised to hear the machine playing away in good shape, although the vessel may be rolling all over the ocean. A. W. Byrne, Chief Engineer.