Bonhams 1793 : A small good library of books on Edison and other subjects to include wireless;

a framed photograph of Edison at the age of 81, in the laboratory at West Orange in 1928, once hung in the offices of Thomas Edison Ltd, Victoria House, London, before 1964; Also from the same premises five files containing scrap-book style contributions from adverts, journels, plates and news - entitled 'Guard Books', bridging years 1922-1941, well presented, unpublished; The Kinetogram, bound magazines vols 1-8 (not 2) from 1910 and vols 1-11 (not 2) from 1915, cloth bound very good order; Edison Phonograph Monthly, years 1903,07,08,09 and 10 in red cloth; vol 1 from 1905, vol 3 from 1907 and vol 4 from 1904 all in blue cloth; The Life and Inventions of T. A. Edison, by Dickson, first edition 1894; other titles on Edison and sound recording/reproduction; and wireless reference books from before 1940. (qty)

Sold for £750 inc. premium

Lot heading

The John Carreck Collection of Phonographs and Gramophones Collecting practically anything that recorded or reproduced sound on wax or disc, the late Mr. Carreck started his interest at the right time. By the end of the 1960s, the collection had grown considerably, due in part to the number of machines being disposed of in that decade. An active member of the CLPGS and other connected groups, he provided lectures to many outside the circle of mechanical music to raise interest and appriciation. A meticulous note-maker, most machines offered here each retain hand-written cards on the history of that particular model, the price paid, who from and any modification made before, during or since purchase.

Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music

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