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PREFACE
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March 1 904 Second year of the Edison Phonograph Monthly Bulletins. By now it is evident that E. P. M. is a success as a connecting link between the maker and the world wide sales organization, so let's look at some of the good news it has spread in the past year.
Of the 16 models of Edison phonographs mentioned in this issue, the Home, Standard, Gem and Triumph certainly were the most widely used — in the above order — and Mr. Edison, at this time, was evidently quite interested in improving all his products. For instance — the Concert machine was adapted to play small records, the Triumph mounting was improved and the machine was fitted with a new speed indicator, new Gold Moulded records have a new peg box, the Home machine has a new repeating attachment, and many tips are given on how to regulate the speed so performance will be more satisfactory. Also in this same time period he was working feverishly on new products — such as a new shaving machine and the Windsor and Majestic coin slots. We have no way of knowing how much time he spent on things that are not spoken of here, but it is apparent that he knew the importance of staying ahead of his competition.
History now proves that the talking machine industry eventually caught up with him, but this year and in many subsequent years, Thomas A. Edison was undoubtedly the leader in mechanically reproduced sound.
We have this as a matter of record — Because of one man — M.R.McMillion.
This book is dedicated to M. R. McMillion and the thousands of phonograph collectors who are active in preserving the true Edison phonograph story historically and mechanically.
My thanks also to William R. Rawson and Edward Orbann, of Thomas A. Edison Industries, for their favorable comment in their letter of October 15th, 1965.
Wendell Moore