"Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder ?" Edward M. Favor

Actor, Singer and Vaudeville Star Edward M. Favor sings "Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder", on an Edison Gold Moulded 2 minute Cylinder Record from 1901. The Phonograph is an Edison Triumph Model A from the same year. The Triumph A had the triple spring "Triton" Motor which was one of the most powerful and long playing spring wound motors of its time.

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Music

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• Edison Triumph Model A
• Phonograph
• Edward M. Favor

[kirtley2010]

may i ask how rare this cylinder is?, it is at the top of my wanted list yet it has never come up for sale,i have never even seen another apart from yours anywhere after having my eye open for it for over a year!

[victrolaman]

@kirtley2010 I believe you just answered your own question! If you haven't seen it come up in a years time for sale anywhere including ebay then it is a rare item. This is the only copy I have ever found in my years of collecting. There is no book on early cylinders from the Turn of the Century, that really tells you which ones are rare and which ones are common. If you have a want list, you should join MAPS, and you can advertise it for free in ITG the "6 times a year" magazine.

[gmmix]

This is about the best-playing 2-minute machine I've heard. Thanks for this video.

[victrolaman]

@gmmix You are very welcome, so glad you enjoyed it ! The Edison Triumph A contained the largest and strongest spring motor of its time, and that combined with a excellent Model A Reproducer, and the Large 11 Pedaled Morning Glory Horn, to improve the sound volume, results in the fantastic sound you hear from this very early turn of the Century Edison 2 minute black wax Cylinder record. Thanks for watching.

Victrolaman

[akamcpimp]

thank you verry much for using this song to showcase your thingey, i am sitting here with my 86 yearold grandma and she sang us this song the whole time growing up and it wa great to get a chance to finaly here this. when it first started playing her eyes lit up....thanks again

[victrolaman]

@akamcpimp It is comments like this that make my efforts to bring to life the great phonograph entertainment of the past so worth it. So glad your grandma was able to rekindle past memories, and enjoyed this original performance and record from early part of the last century.

Victrolaman

[EmmetEarwax]

For a 1901 cylinder record, it is unusually clear and clean !

[EmmetEarwax]

Who put the benzedrine in Mrs.Murphy's ovaltine ?

Who put the tribbles in the quadrotriticale ?

Close that door !

[tempusfugit007]

Yikes, over 10 thousand hits!!!! Good one B. !!!!

[kirtley2010]

@victrolaman oh yeah, it seems i have, i need to think more about the questions i ask!

[mathewbailey08]

My version of some of the lyrics for native american indian events- He grabbed a drum group's microphone & loudly he did shout,It's an NDN trick that's true,I can lick the one who threw,Mrs. Murphy gave a powwow just a week ago,They pulled the pants out of the soup & showed it to the scores (number of people)