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Eileen Alannah

Phonograph Wax Cylinder
c.1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Edison Records (issuer)
The Nevins Church Press (printer)
Lloyd's Cycle Stores (sold by)
The National Phonograph Co. (issuer)
Place of origin
United States (made)
London (sold)

Box lid for an Edison Amberol Record, phonograph wax cylinder recording of Peter Dawson singing 'Eileen Alannah'. Lettered with catalogue number, performer's name, song title. A retailer's label is attached, lettered: 'From Lloyd's Cycle Stores, 6 Acre Lane, Brixton'.

Object details

Categories
Entertainment & Leisure
Labels & Packaging
Object type
Phonograph Wax Cylinder
TitleEileen Alannah
Materials and techniques
Half-tone and line-block printing
Printing Ink
Colour Half-Tone Print
Line Block Printing
Brief description
Box lid for an Edison Amberol Record, phonograph wax cylinder recording of Peter Dawson singing 'Eileen Alannah', 160 rpm. Issued by Edison Records/The National Phonograph Co.. Printing by The Nevins Church Press, NY. Probably made in the United States and sold in London, England. c.1908.
Physical description
Box lid for an Edison Amberol Record, phonograph wax cylinder recording of Peter Dawson singing 'Eileen Alannah'. Lettered with catalogue number, performer's name, song title. A retailer's label is attached, lettered: 'From Lloyd's Cycle Stores, 6 Acre Lane, Brixton'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.3cm
  • Width: 31.5cm
Measurements taken from Registry File.
Marks and inscriptions
  • Lettered with catalogue number, performer's name, song title.
  • 'From Lloyd's Cycle Stores, 6 Acre Lane, Brixton' (A retailer's label attached to the lid.)
Production
Pasted on the lid is a label for Lloyd's Cycle Stores, 6 Acre Lane Brixton, England.
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1274-1988

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Record createdNovember 24, 2008
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O174896/eileen-alannah-phonograph-wax-cylinder-edison-records/
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