1900 7 Inch Improved Gramophone Record - Edward Favor "HOW WAS I TO KNOW" Victor III Phonograph

A truly unique 7 inch recording on the rare olive-grey 1900 Improved Gram-O-Phone Record label is featured here. This is Edward M. Favor with "How Was I To Know" played on one of my Victor III phonographs. Thanks for stopping in and I hope you enjoy this unusual early recording from my collection.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• 1900
• Improved
• Gramophone
• Record
• Label
• Edward
• Favor
• Victor
• Talking
• Machine
• Phonograph
• Berliner
• Edison
• Victrola
• Inch
• 78rpm

[eclecticdufus]

I've never seen one of these early early Johnson discs, what a treat to see and hear it played. It was recorded on Oct 31, 1900 and is definitely an Eldridge Johnson pre matrix (Victor) product. It was also issued on Canadian Berliner 490. The anti-piracy announcement of Favor over the piano intro is fascinating and could have been with the Canada side in mind even though only take 4 was issued. (Berliner was barred from making records or machines in the USA).

[MusicBoxBoy]

@eclecticdufus Thanks for the great comments!

[Uniblab62]

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this! I never heard this song from Mr. Favor before, and I also appreciate the other details you mention and show in the video, and what a great phonograph you play it on as well! I love music from this era and it saddens me to think how many songs have probably been lost (same for early film) so when someone shares a gem from the early years, I'm most grateful! :)

[MusicBoxBoy]

@Uniblab62 You are most welcome! Thank you for your gracious comments and please be sure to stop back again anytime.

[DIYPhonophile]

Thanks! Always like Edward M Favor

[MusicBoxBoy]

@DIYPhonophile Me too! Thanks for your comments.

[theguyof1900]

@MusicBoxBoy Indeed you must please do If you have these recordings Lam lam Lam 1901 daddy wouldent buy me a bow wow 1892. All goin out and nothin goin in 1903 if you have those ones please do so in posting them if not just post what you have.

[MusicBoxBoy]

@theguyof1900 I do indeed have plenty of Silas Leachman recordings on early 7-inch and 10-inch Victor and Victor Monarch records. His recordings are of great interest but I have been hesitant to post them due to their sensitive content. What do you think? Shall I post one?

[theguyof1900]

@MusicBoxBoy Yes Indeed its always great to here your Antique recrdings from back in the good ol times do you have any recordings by Silas Leachman?.

[MusicBoxBoy]

@theguyof1900 You're very welcome. And thank you for sharing the additional information.