FOR SALE: Edison Cylinder Collection (173 total) Standout Titles + Bulk Lot

[dickhollis]

Selling my cylinder collection in two groups: a handful of titles worth listing individually, and the remainder as a bulk lot. Full catalog with details attached. Located in Nashua, NH — local pickup only at this stage.

===== STANDOUT CYLINDERS (sold individually or as a small group) =====

1. The Trust Question — speech, W.J. Bryan — Edison #9917

2. Rights and Progress of the Negro — speech, W.H. Taft — Edison #10007

   Both part of Edison's 1908 presidential campaign speech series, the first time candidates' voices were distributed to the public on record.

3. The Rosary — Elizabeth Spencer & Knickerbocker Quartet — Edison #4M-856 (4-minute Amberol)

4. Those Songs My Mother Used to Sing — Elizabeth Spencer — Edison #4m-625 (4-minute Amberol)

   Early 4-minute black wax Amberols (1908–1912) — a shorter-lived, more fragile format than the later Blue Amberol. I also have a spare Model H (4-minute) reproducer available if a buyer wants to pair it with these.

5. We're Tenting Tonight — Knickerbocker Quartet — Edison #1881 (Blue Amberol)

6. Unlucky Mose — Golden & Hughes — Edison #1644 (Blue Amberol)

   Confirmed Blue Amberol popular-series numbering, durable celluloid format.

7. The Bullfrog and the Coon — Ada Jones — Edison #9339

   Named star artist of the acoustic era.

8. You're a Grand Old Rag — comic song — Edison #9256

   The original 1906 title of George M. Cohan's song, later renamed "You're a Grand Old Flag" after public objection to calling the flag a "rag." A more collectible variant than a standard "Grand Old Flag" pressing.

Open to offers on any of the above individually, or as a set of 8.

===== REMAINDER OF THE COLLECTION (165 cylinders, bulk lot) =====

 

A typical mix of Edison Gold Moulded, Amberol, and Blue Amberol titles — marches, waltzes, hymns, vocal duets/quartettes, and novelty songs, plus a handful of Columbia and U.S. Everlasting cylinders mixed in. Full title list with catalog numbers attached below. Selling as a bulk lot rather than piece by piece — open to offers for the group.

A few notes worth mentioning up front: four titles in the catalog (Ballet Music from William Tell, I'm Afraid to Come Home in the Dark, School Days, Silver Threads Among the Gold) each have two physical copies included — marked [2 copies] in the attached list, so open to selling those as pairs or splitting them up. A small number of titles have some wear/chips as noted in my records, and one cylinder ("Ginger 2-step") has no legible catalog number. Happy to answer specific condition questions on any title.

[Attach: Edison Cylinder List (full 173-entry catalog with numbers, brand, and type/artist)]

Edison_Cylinder_List_Portrait (1).pdf