The Edison phonograph monthly (Jan-Dec 1910)

8 Edison Phonograph Monthly, Oct., 1910 The Other 13,000 A view of the Edison Phonograph section of the Fort Bragg, (Cal.) Music House, Alfred Widdop, proprietor. Prosperity is evident at a glance, and care and attention to details are clearly shown in the admirable arrangement and display of the stock. We were so impressed by this picture that we requested Mr. Widdop to relate for the edification of the trade his experience in handling the Edison line; and here it is, told in characteristically modest and concise phrase: "It has been a steady growth with me since 1907 when I purchased my initial order. Nothing I have ever handled has given me so much satisfaction, and I am fortunate in having the most efficient and obliging of Jobbers in the Pacific Phonograph Co. "I have a 20 H. P. Ford and cover a large territory giving free concerts in the home. Sales are easily made in this way, and I attribute my success with the line to this manner of work and to the fact that at all times I keep a full catalog of Records and a complete line of machines neatly displayed." Thomas A. Purseglove of Northampton, Mass., is one Dealer who has "made good" with a vengeance. The indisputable evidence of that fact is the handsome home he has built entirely on the profits of Edison sales. A photograph of his residence was transmitted to us recently through his friend "Scotty" (J. W. Scott, Salesman), and a very beautiful home it is, — a credit to its owner. Mr. Purseglove has christened his home "The House That Jack Built." The Edison as a Thespian The Silverstone Talking Machine Company, St. Louis, Mo., advises us of an original comedy which formed part of an entertainment recently given by the Women's Club of Christ Church Cathedral in that city. The title of the play was "A Man's Voice," and the plot concerned a young girl who was prevented from seeing her lover by two maiden ( ?) aunts. The girl and her man-hating chaperones lived in a "hotel for women only" where the sound of a man's voice was prohibited. The lover, denied the privilege of seeing or communicating with his inamorata, stole a march upon her guardians by sending her a cheering message on an Edison Record (made by the Silverstone T. M. Co.). The sound of a man's voice in the sacred precincts of the hotel startled the inmates into a state of hysterics until reassured that the owner had not accompanied it. Then they decided that "a man's voice did not sound so badly after all when heard on an Edison Phonograph" and kept the Record for future analysis(!), while the young lady promptry declared her intention of forsaking her aunts and the "Adamless Eden" for the owner of the voice. Aunties finally relented: everybody happy. The Silverstone people report that the play was decidedly amusing and well received. Another evidence of the fun which lies in the home recording feature of the Edison Phonograph. The opinion entertained by the trade generally in regard to the new Model "O" Reproducer is indicated by the following letter from F. W. Bush, Penn Yan, N. Y., who recently ordered a new style "E" Triumph which is equipped with the Model "O" : "I received the New Style "E" Phonograph with Cygnet Horn which you sent me, and it is certainly a great improvement over the other styles. "Without hearing it no one would believe that a tone so full and natural could come from a piece of copper. It seems exactly as though the singer were hidden in the Horn. "I predict a great trade for you with this machine."