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Edison Phonograph Monthly, Oct., 1910
Edison Laboratory Products at Boston Mechanics Exposition
Exclusive Exhibit of Edison Phonographs and Records
The National Phonograph Company's exhibit at the Boston Mechanics Exposition to be held in Mechanics' Building, Boston, Mass., October 329 inc., will be the most elaborate and comprehensive display of talking machine products ever made at an industrial exposition. Not only will it eclipse anything of the kind ever before attempted, but it will surpass in completeness, size and attractiveness all other exhibits at the Exposition.
The exhibit will be shown in Grand Hall, the largest of the eight halls in the Mechanics' Building, which is the largest permanent exposition building in America. An idea of its size will be gained from the statement that the seating capacity of Grand Hall alone is 10,000.
Facing the main entrance of this hall is a huge stage, 80' wide by 40' deep. This stage, the most desirable and eagerly sought space in the Exposition, has been secured for the National exhibit. It dominates the entire hall and can be seen from any one of the 2,500 seats in the gallery. The entire stage will be enclosed by means of an ornamental front with plate glass windows and ends in the manner illustrated by the cut, which was made from a pen and ink sketch and gives but a faint idea of the attractiveness of the scheme. A large sum of money has been spent upon the exterior and interior equipment and decoration of the stage, which is the envy of the other exhibitors at the Exposition.
The windows, which will be raised about two
feet from the floor, will be used to display Edison Phonographs exclusively. The enclosed floor space immediately in front of the stage will be used for the display of the other Laboratory products. Over the main stairway to the stage an oil painting of Thomas A. Edison, 25" by 30", the work of a noted Boston artist, will be suspended. This entrance will be used for admission only, the two side entrances being reserved for purpose of exit.
Above the main entrance and cleverly concealed in the decorative scheme will be placed a fireproof operator's booth, from which Edison Motion Pictures will be projected upon a screen at the rear of the stage. The stage, which will accommodate 600 persons, will be transformed into a cosy theatre for the purpose. Light and ventilation will be supplied by special apparatus installed in the dome of the stage. Shows will be given at regular intervals daily and will no doubt help to make the Edison exhibit the most popular and frequented spot in the Exposition.
A platform 28" wide and 3" high will run around the wall spaces of the stage and back of plate glass windows in front, upon which platform every type of Edison Phonograph from the Amberola to the Gem, Phonograph Accessories and Records will be displayed and demonstrated. Three large rooms at the rear of the stage have been turned over to the Edison Jobbers in Boston — The Iver Johnson Sporting Goods Company, The Boston Cycle and Sundry Company and The