Phonograph Signage

Edison muslin banner, The Edison Phonograph Monthly, August 1908

"Leaders of the World," The Edison Phonograph Monthly, July 1910

"Leaders of the World," The Edison Phonograph Monthly, July 1910

Factola: Edison Electric Sign, New York City "Leaders of the World"

The Edison Phonograph Monthly (Music Trades) November 1910

Camden County Historial Society

Victor's 1906 sign on Herald Square, New York City. "Illuminated by more than a thousand lightbulbs" and Nipper more than twenty-five feet high it was at the time "reported to be the most expensive in the world." (1)

Edison Billboards on the Hotel Bartholdi, New York City, The Edison Phonograph Monthly July 1907

The Edison Phonograph Monthly, May 1907

Selling Records Through Your Window

The Edison Phonograph Monthly, September 1908

The Edison Phonograph Monthly, October 1908

The Talking Machine World, July 1917

The Talking Machine World, March 1917

An article by "Ellis Hansen, who is recognized as one of the most practical designers of talking machine window displays in the United States" was illustrated by this photograph. Three 'cut-outs in this early fall window are used in this display that was designed "when the Victor Co. featured the Castles in their national advertising campaign in the daily papers, illustrating the different dance steps introduced by these clever artists." The Talking Machine World, August 1917

 

 

The Summer Vacation month with New Victor Records - Window display designed by Ellis Hansen (2), The Talking Machine World, October 1917

 

 

 

The Talking Machine World, November 1917

Cracker-Jack Window Display - As the record plays the Liberty Bell revolves and the Flags wave.

The Talking Machine World, November 1917

The Talking Machine World, November 1917

The Talking Machine World, November 1917

Edison Store Window Display, The Talking Machine World, February 1918

Victrola Advertising, The Talking Machine World, November 1918