Mechanical Music Digest  Archives
You Are Not Logged In Login/Get New Account
Please Log In. Accounts are free!
Logged In users are granted additional features including a more current version of the Archives and a simplified process for submitting articles.
Home Archives Calendar Gallery Store Links Info
MMD > Archives > June 1998 > 1998.06.09 > 06Prev  Next


Roller Organ Rollers (Cobs)
By Todd Augsburger

In revisiting variations of roller organ labels (for Gem, etc.) I began
sampling for some pattern.  I assumed that: higher numbers are later
issues; newer labels would be used in reissuing older titles, but older
labels would cease being used at some number.  Is there fallacy in this
reasoning?

So, in order to test this, I'd like to find the highest number used
for each label.  Would those interested please let me know if you
have numbers outside these ranges for these styles? Or other styles?
(I don't have a large enough collection, and few high numbers!)

1) Red, patent date, capital "O" in "NO.", thick outer circle ...
numbers #1 - #645

2) Like 1), but italicized roller number ... only number #655

3) Red, patent date, small "o" in "No.", thin and thick circles ...
numbers #21 - #1036

4) Red, patent date but "JULY" in all caps, small "o" in "No.,
no outer circle ... numbers #187 - #252

5) Red, patent number, small "o" in "No., no outer circle ...
numbers #24 - #1002

6) Like 5), but hyphen between "No." and number, roller name in
center ...  only number #207

7) Like 5), but White ... numbers #22 - #1117

(Mr. Dutton suggested in a previous post to MMD that the red labels
were last used on #1186.)

On the other end:

1) Red, no emblem, two sentences, thick outer circle ...
numbers #2 - #655

2) Red, no emblem, one sentence, thick outer circle ...
numbers #4 - #645

3) Red, 8-pointed emblem, one sentence, thin outer circle ...
numbers #13 - #1036

4) White, 4-pointed emblem, one sentence, no outer circle ...
numbers #22 - #1117

Thanks again!

Todd Augsburger, Kenton, Ohio
allmax@bright.net


(Message sent Tue 9 Jun 1998, 04:15:03 GMT, from time zone GMT-0400.)

Key Words in Subject:  Cobs, Organ, Roller, Rollers

Home    Archives    Calendar    Gallery    Store    Links    Info   


Enter text below to search the MMD Website with Google



CONTACT FORM: Click HERE to write to the editor, or to post a message about Mechanical Musical Instruments to the MMD

Unless otherwise noted, all opinions are those of the individual authors and may not represent those of the editors. Compilation copyright 1995-2024 by Jody Kravitz.

Please read our Republication Policy before copying information from or creating links to this web site.

Click HERE to contact the webmaster regarding problems with the website.

Please support publication of the MMD by donating online

Please Support Publication of the MMD with your Generous Donation

Pay via PayPal

No PayPal account required

                                     
Translate This Page