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Hello everyone,

 

I am offering a number of more or less rare cylinder record boxes from different countries (plus two at the end, that are rather interesting records). See photos below for what is available. The numbers on the photos match the numbers in the list/description below.

 

I haven’t added prices, as everyone who is seriously interested in cylinder boxes has a rough idea what they will sell for. My prices will be fair, but don’t expect extreme bargains. And I will give a discount, if someone buys quite a few boxes. Just let me know (by PM here or through FB Messenger - https://www.facebook.com/helmut.janisch.5) what you are interested in, and then I tell you how much I’d like to have … and then we’ll see if we can agree on a deal. First come first serve, though I will try to please everyone.

 

If you are seriously interested in buying one or more boxes and need to see more photos from all around of the box or of the record (where included), I will take photos and send them to you. For now, I think that the photos of the front and top gives a good idea of the condition.

 

Shipping is from Germany, which for USA collectors means that it is not as easy anymore because of increased tariffs on European/EU goods and changes in the terms for receiving parcels from the EU. But I will do my best to find the best possible shipping rate for you. And of course a bomb proof packaging is also guaranteed.

 

Greetings,

Helmut

 

List of my offers:

 

1. German Edison cylinder blank box (variation A)

There was no particular labeled box for Edison cylinder blanks in Europe. They used the regular boxes (no matter if they were British, French or German) with just a different lid label on top, saying that this contains a blank. This is one of two different variations of that lid label in German.

- with correct blank cylinder in mouldy condition

 

2. German Edison cylinder blank box (variation B)

There was no particular labeled box for Edison cylinder blanks in Europe. They used the regular boxes (no matter if they were British, French or German) with just a different lid label on top, saying that this contains a blank. This is one of two different variations of that lid label in German.

- with correct blank cylinder with large crack

 

3. German Columbia „stars and stripes“ box

Box for Clumbia brown wax cylinder, to my knowledge this was mainly used in Germany, but examples showed up in Britain too

- with Columbia brown wax cylinder in mouldy condition

 

4. British Columbia „Lyric 9D Record“ box

Later variation of a box for Columbia black wax cylinders in Britain that advertised the Columbia Lyric reproducer.

- empty box

 

5. Spanish Columbia box with typo in brand name

It is unknown whether this was an official Columbia release or not, as the brand name is written wrong. The layout and typeset is almost exactly as other European Columbia lid labels though.

- with brown wax cylinder in mouldy condition

 

6. British Columbia box

Early box for Columbia brown wax cylinder

- empty box

 

7. American Lambert Indestructible Record box w. pink cylinder

Nice example, all matching

- No 1017 Melody In F, Violin, very good condition

 

8. Cortina Language Record box (variation A)

Box for a brown wax language record manufactured by Columbia - early label variation

- Spanish No 11, bown wax cylinder with a small crack half along the surface

 

9. Cortina Language Record box (variation B)

Box for a brown or black wax language record manufactured by Columbia - a later label variation

- empty box

 

10. Cortina Language Record box (variation C)

Box for a brown or black wax language record manufactured by Columbia - a later label variation

- empty box

 

11. Cortina Language Record box (variation D)

Box for a celluloid wax language record manufactured by U-S Everlasting - later label variation

- Italian No 23, cylinder in very good condition

 

12. Rosenthal Language Phone Method box

Most of these Rosenthal cylinders are black wax, but this is an celluloid cylinder and the box is an overglued Columbia Indestructible box.

- Italian Classical Course No 7, cylinder in very good condition

 

13. British Lambert Record box

One of three similar label variations for British Lambert celluloid cylinders (one is white and two are red background)

- with very good condition British Lambert cylinder No 5182, Chinese Troubador by Elton

 

14. British Rex Gold Moulded Record box

Box for a black wax cylinder made by Lambert in Britain

- empty box

 

15. British New Ebony Record box

Box for an Edison Bell celluloid cylinder

- with very good condition Ebony cylinder No 561, Coronation Bells by band

 

16. British Rees’ Language Record/Sterling Linguaphone box

Box for a black wax language cylinder made by Sterling

- with correct matching black wax cylinder in very good condition - tiny mould spots on one side

 

17. British White Record box

Box for a black wax cylinder of the White Record label by General Phonograph

- with correct matching black wax cylinder in very good condition

 

18. British Electric Record box (variation A)

Box for a black wax cylinder of the Electric Record brand

- empty box

 

19. British Electric Record box (variation B)

Box for a black wax cylinder of the Electric Record brand, has wrong cap on top

- empty box

 

20. British London Popular Record box

Box for a black wax cylinder of the London Popular Record brand

- with correct black wax cylinder No 198, If the man in the moon were a coon, quite mouldy condition

 

21. British Excelsior Record box

Box for a black wax cylinder of the Excelsior Record brand, has wrong cap on top

- with correct black wax cylinder, There’s a dark man coming with a bundle by band, quite mouldy condition

 

22. British The New Falcon Records box

Box for a black wax cylinder of the The New Falcon Records brand

- empty box

 

23. British The Famous Imperial Record box

Box for a black wax cylinder of the The Famous Imperial Record brand

- empty box

 

24. British New Century box

Box for a black wax cylinder of the New Century brand, early label variation

- empty box

 

25. British Markona Phonograph Record box

Box for a brown or black wax cylinder of the Markona Phonograph Record brand

- empty box

 

26. British Nicole Record box

Box for a black wax cylinder of Nicole Record brand

- empty box

 

27. British Pathé Freres London salon size box

Box for black wax salon size cylinder, label shows four artist portraits, including that of Enrico Caruso

- correct matching cylinder in decent condition, some mould spots on one side

 

28. German Electra Goldguss-Walze box No 600

Early box for Electra/Elektra black wax record

- empty box

 

29. German Electra Goldguss-Walze box No 524

Later box for Electra/Elektra black wax record

- with orrect matching cylinder in very good condition

 

30. German Electra Goldguss-Walze box No 1601

Later box for Electra/Elektra black wax record

- with correct matching cylinder, with a big crack and one side heavily moulded

 

31. German Elektra Goldguss-Walze box No 539

Last type of box for Electra/Elektra black wax record, 2 minute Edison boxes were re-used and overglued with the Electra labels

- with probably correct cylinder, but unplayable condition

 

32. German Elektra Goldguss-Walze box No 1087

Last type of box for Electra/Elektra black wax record

- with correct matching cylinder, quite mouldy

 

33. German Excelsior Hartguss Record box No 6040

Usual box for Excelsior black wax cylinders, strangely with the text on front written in English

- with correct matching cylinder, rather decent condition

 

34. German Excelsior Hartguss Record box No 2454

Usual box for Excelsior black wax cylinders, strangely with the text on front written in English

- with maybe correct cylinder, it is broken

 

35. German 1a Lipsia Hartguss Record box

Usual box for 1a Lipsia black wax cylinders

- with probably correct matching cylinder in quite good condition

 

36. German Schellhorn Stentor-Guss-Record box No 162

Box for Schellhorn black wax cylinder, one of two different Schellhorn labels of the same brand, though this has the addition „Stentor“ in the brand name

- with correct matching cylinder in very good condition

 

37. German Schellhorn Stentor-Guss-Record box No 1320

Box for Schellhorn black wax cylinder, one of two different Schellhorn labels of the same brand, though this has the addition „Stentor“ in the brand name

- with correct matching cylinder in very good condition

 

38. German Schellhorn Platina-Guss-Record box

Box for Schellhorn black wax cylinder, one of two different Schellhorn labels of the same brand, though this has the addition „Platina“ in the brand name

- with correct matching cylinder in quite good condition, partly slight mould and some manufacturing faults

 

39. German International Record box

Box for International Record brown wax cylinder by Julius Wall in Berlin

- with brown wax cylinder broken in pieces

 

40. German Gold-Guss-Walze box No 4730

Box for Gold-Guss-Walze black wax cylinder

empty box

 

41. German Gold-Guss-Walze box No 4087

Box for Gold-Guss-Walze black wax cylinder

- correct cylinder but title is No 4029, Armee Marsch No 7, in decent condition, slightly mouldy

 

42. German Colonia Phonographen-Walzenfabrik box

Box for Colonia black wax cylinder

- empty box

 

43. German Apollo Record box

Box for Apollo Record brown wax cylinder, the label is one of at least five similar looking labels for Apollo

- with correct matching cylinder in decent condition, quite some mouldy areas

 

44. German Stern Hartgusswalze box (red lid)

Box for Stern black wax cylinder, additional brand name RECTE on lid suggests a very late release

- with correct matching cylinder but broken into two pieces

 

45. German Stern Hartgusswalze box (greenish lid)

Box for Stern black wax cylinder, additional brand name RECTE on lid suggests a very late release

- with correct cylinder but wrong title, No 8117, Berliner Luft Marsch, broken into two pieces

 

46. German Stern Hartgusswalze box (brown lid)

Box for Stern black wax cylinder, additional brand name RECTE on lid suggests a very late release

- with correct cylinder but wrong title, No 313, Wenn die Spatzen schlafen gehn, with a large crack all along the record

 

47. Columbia Twentieth Century Talking Machine Record box

Box for a 6“ long Columbia 20th Century black wax cylinder

- with 6“ Columbia record  No 85003 in moulded and scratched condition, lid label is for No 85046

 

48. French Cylindres Pathé box

Box for Pathé brown wax cylinder, the box is the typical make that mostly Pathé used, but the lid is very special, as the brand name is embossed to it (impossible to spot on the photo, and even hard to see in real)

- with maybe correct brown wax cylinder (French introduction and singing) in quite good condition with some mould spots

 

49. British Pathé’s Diamond Moulded Record box

Box for black wax Pathé cylinders with label cover the entire box and lid showing two ladies and a phonograph

- empty box

 

50. French Charlus & Marechal box

Square box with floral ornaments for Charlus & Marechal brown wax cylinder, it is one of at least two different floral ornaments used

- with correct cylinder (announced Charlus & Marechal and logo on record’s rim), can’t tell if the title is matching, the condition is very good

 

51. French Le Cahit box

Box for Le Cahit brown or black wax cylinder, named by and advertising for the Le Cahit reproducer

- with correct matching very dark brown wax cylinder in good condition, some mould spots

 

52. French Cylindre Phrynis box

Box for Phrynis black wax cylinder

- with correct cylinder but wrong title, No 10348, La Traviataby M. Rigaux, in very good condition

 

53. Swedish And. Skog box

Box for And. Skog (short for Anders Skog) brown wax cylinder, early label variation

- with probably correct cylinder (title unidentifiable) in good condition, very slight mould areas

 

54. Hungarian Mascagni Record Company box

Box for Mascagni brown wax cylinder

- with correct cylinder (introduction mentions Mascagni and Budapest), the area before the introduction obviously was used to record a whisting by a previous owner, very good condition

 

55. Austrian Veritas Record box

Box for Veritas black wax cylinder

- empty box

 

56. British International Phonograph And Indestructible Record box

Box for a so called „Liverpool Indestrucible“ celluloid cylinder, metal lid is missing

- correct record No 4251, Marriage Bells, that plays nice and loud (and fits nicely on the mandrel though it is shrunk), with a 2 centimeters crack at the end that my phonograph plays nicely through with of course some ticks

 

57. British Edison box (of the series for buyers of a 2/4 minute conversion kit)

In 1908 British buyers of a 2/4 minute conversion kit were offered a free set of 5 Special Amberol (4 min) and 5 Standard (2 min) cylinders. This is an example of a box of that set for a Standard cylinder.

- empty box

 

58. Edison No 8136, Nearer, My God, To Thee by Edison Concert Band

Not interesting for the box but for the music on the record. It is said that it was the last tune that the band played on the sinking Titanic.

- early black wax cylinder in extremely good condition

 

59. Columbia No 3863, Banjo Solo - Selection from A Runnaway Girl by Vess L. Ossman

Not interesting for the box but for the record, comes with original record slip

- ca. 1900-1901 brown wax cylinder in extremely good condition, plays at 140 rpm

 

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Edited by phonoobsession
Posted

I am interested in no.27, Enrico Caruso. What are you asking.

 

Thanks

 

Daniel

phonoobsession
Posted

No 27, the Pathé box with Caruso portrait, is sold now.

 

Some others are reserved but not sold yet.

 

So, if you like to buy any of the remaining ones, please let me know. 🙂

 

Cheers,

Helmut

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