Bacigalupi

[Tinfoilphono]

What an interesting find! I've never seen such a stamped stereoview.

 

The stereoviews I have that have an open 'window' on the back side are lined with tissue backing that covers hand-painted coloring. They were meant to be held up to the light to reveal the color and enhance the image. Is this such a card? 

 

I am not aware of any arcade machines that may have been fitted with rear lighting to use such special cards, but it's not impossible. It would have made for a very striking presentation.

[Leoncon]

19 hours ago, Tinfoilphono said:

What an interesting find! I've never seen such a stamped stereoview.

 

The stereoviews I have that have an open 'window' on the back side are lined with tissue backing that covers hand-painted coloring. They were meant to be held up to the light to reveal the color and enhance the image. Is this such a card? 

 

I am not aware of any arcade machines that may have been fitted with rear lighting to use such special cards, but it's not impossible. It would have made for a very striking presentation.

Thankyou for your response ...this one also has open windows but the image is printed on board...so if not used in an arcade machine then he must have sold his own range of stereoview cards .in his stores. Thanks again 

 

[Leoncon]

Thanks  for that info George 

[Tinfoilphono]

Here's a surprising news story published in the Feb. 16, 1907 issue of the San Francisco Call.

 

[phonogfp]

Shades of Thomas Edison!

 

George P.

[sousaband]

How interesting! Rosendo (not Rasendo) Uruchurtu was one of the local artists that Charles Lummis recorded for the Southwest Museum in Los Angeles (now incorporated with the Autry Museum of the American West. A project that involved digitally transferring the Lummis collection was sponsored by the California Antique Phonograph Society.

 

Rosendo was indeed blind but not limited in any way. A wonderful guitar player, singer and accompanist he played not only on the streets and theaters of Los Angeles, but on various theater circuits in the Southwest and Midwest. Curiously he was performing in Chicago as part of a duet act. More digging would need to confirm that Bacigalupi's son was his partner. The both attended the California Institution for the Deaf and Blind in Oakland, California

[Tinfoilphono]

Thanks for that fascinating detail, Dan. I wish I knew more about this odd story. Obviously the SF Call took umbrage at Bacigalupi senior's callousness toward his son (but not daughters). 

[phonogfp]

I too find these obscure historical connections interesting.  What an intricate web is humanity...

 

I first experienced this back in the early 1980s when reading a biography of Edison titled, A Streak of Luck, by Robert Conot.  In it, Edison's interactions with Thomas Eckert (vice president and general manager of Western Union) were outlined.  I kept thinking, "How do I know that name?"  Eventually it hit me, and I dug out a book I had received when I was eighteen.  That book (Twenty Days, by Dorothy M. Kunhardt and Phillip R. Kunhardt Jr.) describes in detail the events leading up to Lincoln's assassination and the 20 days following.  In it, I had learned that Eckert, a personal friend of Lincoln's, had been scheduled to attend the theater with him on April 14, 1865, but was unable to attend.  A strong, powerful man, Eckert's presence in Lincoln's booth that night might have altered history.  And here he was, a few years later, impacting Edison's activities. 

 

Thanks for another interesting connection, Dan!

 

George P.

[CurtA]

Apparently, this "right hand in coat" gesture is a Masonic sign.  

 

I have a picture of my grand-uncle with the same pose/gesture and he was a Royal Arch Mason and member of the Knights Templar in Detroit in the early 1900s.

[Fran604g]

On 4/28/2022 at 8:27 AM, CurtA said:

Apparently, this "right hand in coat" gesture is a Masonic sign.  

 

I have a picture of my grand-uncle with the same pose/gesture and he was a Royal Arch Mason and member of the Knights Templar in Detroit in the early 1900s.

Was Napoleon a Mason?

[CurtA]

Napoleon cannot be officially documented as a member, but his family connections can be.  The 33rd degree Supreme Council, created at the initiative of Napoleon, continues its work today.

 

Here is more information from the website of Belarusian Freemasonry:

https://oginski.by/en/napoleon-imperator-masonov/

[Andersun]

Funnel horn with dealer tag and a Concert cylinder.

 

 

[Tinfoilphono]

I've never seen that paper tag before -- great find.

[phonogfp]

Two very nice items!

 

George P.

[Roaring20s]

Bacigalupi was still doing business in 1953! 

Start at 15:14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf18oaTXT1M&t=874s

 

James.

[phonogfp]

Here's a Bacigalupi item I acquired a few months ago.  Believe it or not, this came out of the wild.  I'll describe it in detail under "Featured Phonographs" on this forum, but the Bacigalupi markings needed to be included here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Fran604g]

2 hours ago, phonogfp said:

Here's a Bacigalupi item I acquired a few months ago.  Believe it or not, this came out of the wild.  I'll describe it in detail under "Featured Phonographs" on this forum, but the Bacigalupi markings needed to be included here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's beautiful, George!

Edited 4 hours ago by Fran604g

[phonogfp]

Thanks Fran!

[Tinfoilphono]

What a great find! But don't you think it would fit in better in a collection adjacent to San Francisco? 

 

I've never seen a first generation BS without the lines at the lower front, but yours does have the angled, open-faced coin chute of the early ones. An intermediate example??

 

That's also the decal that came between the rare engraved metal tag and the more frequently seen decal only listing phonographs. The decals mentioning Graphophones weren't used very long. Ditto for the huge rubber stamp on the bottom, listing Graphophones. It's also very interesting that the decal has the 946 Market St. address that burned down in November 1898, while the stamp on the bottom reflects the new location at 933 Market.

 

The pattern of the spotting on the front panel strike me as resembling a normal decal. Is it possible Bacigalupi removed it? That seems out of character but something caused that discoloration.

[phonogfp]

28 minutes ago, Tinfoilphono said:

I've never seen a first generation BS without the lines at the lower front, but yours does have the angled, open-faced coin chute of the early ones. An intermediate example??

 

That was my first thought, but there are several BS Graphophones with higher serials but retaining the routed front panel.  I can't be more specific because my Windows Libre Office has locked up and I am unable to access any of my documents.  I LOVE computers and software...

 

28 minutes ago, Tinfoilphono said:

The pattern of the spotting on the front panel strike me as resembling a normal decal. Is it possible Bacigalupi removed it? That seems out of character but something caused that discoloration.

 

My wife wondered the same thing, but it seems nonsensical when Bacigalupi had these decals designed to integrate with Graphophone banner decals.  If this BS originally had a banner decal, I believe it would have been the earliest serial number to have one.  (I only wish I could access my files.)  I really don't think that is the cause of the discoloration.  

 

George P.