The Edison phonograph monthly (Dec 1914-Dec 1915)

EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY, JANUARY, 1915 COPY OF OUR LETTERS TO EDISON DEALERS SINCE THE FIRE December 10th, 1914. To Edison Disc Dealers: We find that the fire is not as bad as first supposed. Most all our machinery is intact and will only have to be cleaned up. We are moving it into the Storage Battery buildings which are nearly as large as those burned and just completed; also we are starting outside shops manufacturing Disc Phonograph motors. As to records, we are not badly crippled and believe we shall be able to ship a monthly list January 1st, and be in good shape thereafter. All orders on file are hereby cancelled. Do not ship to Orange any records, repair work or any material until you are advised we are ready to receive it. Shipments of advance supplemental lists of disc records, either on hand or en route, may be placed on sale immediately. Assuring you that we shall work day and night to put things into shape again, we are Yours very truly, THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED, C. H. WILSON, Vice Pres. and Gen'l Manager. December 15th, 1914. To Edison Cylinder Dealers: You will be glad to learn that the recent fire was not nearly so bad as first supposed. Owing to the concrete construction of the building that contained the machinery and tools, our manufacturing equipment suffered surprisingly little damage. The power plant was untouched by the fire and we have plenty of heat and power. An enormous force of men has been at work night and day since the fire, and the machinery and tools are being transferred to various other buildings and shops. Already three manufacturing departments are running on regular schedule. We have made contracts with a number of outside machine shops and we shall be turning out both Cylinder and Disc Phonographs again in quantities in a very short time. On the Cylinder line we are concentrating particularly on the $30.00 model and it will be the first to come through. As to record manufacture, we are in good shape, for we saved nearly all of the master moulds and we have the Working Mould Department in full operation. The Recording Laboratory is located in New York and there has been no interruption of recording. We expect to be manufacturing Blue Amberol Records in January and will send you order blanks in due time. All orders on file are hereby cancelled. Do not ship to Orange any records, repair work or any material until you are advised we are ready to receive it. The spirit of loyal co-operation manifested by our Dealers is very much appreciated and has been of great assistance to us. Our printed matter stock escaped the fire and we are still able to supply limited quantities of catalogs and advertising literature. Yours very truly, THOMAS A. EDISON, INCORPORATED, C. H. WILSON, Vice Pres. and Gen'l Manager. December 17th, 1914. To all Edison Disc Dealers: Enclosed find news bulletin for window display showing picture of buildings damaged by fire and containing a brief statement of the wonderful work Mr. Edison has done in immediately resuming manufacturing operations. We believe this bulletin will be of interest to the people of your city and we strongly recommend that you attach it to your front window where it can be easily read from the street. When this bulletin is displayed in your window we suggest that you also show a hand lettered window card reading somewhat as follows: WE HAVE A COMPLETE STOCK OF EDISON DIAMOND DISC INSTRUMENTS AND RECORDS. COME IN AND HEAR THEM. Other interesting bulletins concerning reconstruction progress will be sent you from time to time. THOMAS A. EDISON, INC. METAL ADVERTISING SIGNS WE lost in the fire some of the papers in connection with the orders for metal signs placed by dealers recently, and we will appreciate it if such dealers will advise us in regard to their orders so that we can get the necessary information together and rush the work. To save delay and make sure that we get all details quickly, all dealers should send us copy for the imprints and give the quantity ordered and the name of the jobber through whom the signs are to be charged. We can also accept orders from dealers who have not placed them previously. The signs are made of 30 gauge steel, size 24x12, embossed and printed in red, black and yellow. It is important that orders be placed at once, but we are willing to hold the signs and not make shipment or bill them until after March 1st, 1915, if dealers desire it. Orders must be for quantities of 100 or multiples of that number. The price is $12.45 per hundred. The space for imprint allows for two lines with twenty-four letters in a line. Blank spaces between words must be considered as letters. To Vice-Pres. Wilson Mr. Edison remarked as he watched the fire: "It's a goner, Wilson, but we'll build up bigger and better than ever."