Edison Flat Top 2M Cylinders

[Analogous]

Does anyone have confirmed dates when these were made by Edison?  Specifically, when did the company adopt the beveled end with embossed title?

 

Thanks for your help.

 

John

[phonogfp]

The white titles on Edison record rims were announced in the July 1904 issue of The Edison Phonograph Monthly.

 

George P.

[northamericanphono2]

In a 1904 OMS sheet it mentions they were molding both. They may have pantographed some of the flat end catalog to beveled title end versions, and some re-recorded from scratch. Older moulded vocals usually has piano instead of a band, while later vocal records have band backings.