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Canadian Antique Phonograph Society



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Members record a wax cylinder
at the April 2, 1976 CAPS meeting

  1. Voice of Paul Dodington: "Meeting of the Antique Phonograph Society being held in the little white wooden building on Birchmount Avenue just north of the 401 on April the 2nd, 1976".
  2. "Hello, this is John Alexander from Scarborough. I'd like to say hello to all the present and future members of the Phonograph Society".
  3. "This is Larry Norton and I'm very pleased that the Phonograph Society is still going well and we're able to make another recording like the original in 1971".
  4. Man's voice: "This is ----- from Roseneath and I second that motion".
  5. Lady's voice: "I'm ----- Alexander".
  6. "Mike Batch at 45. This is the first record on a cylinder and that is something for the record".
  7. "Don Woodrow, Scarborough. Edison is my hero".
  8. "Rick Elinson, Toronto. I've got horn fright".
  9. "Brian Hill, Scarborough".
10. "Jim Carino, Mississauga".
11. "Gordon Reithmeier, Toronto, the Edison repair man".
12. "Bill Tarling from Scarborough, and you'll notice I can pronounce my name better than Basil can his".
13. "George Johnston from Hamilton, wheeler dealer in Edison gramophones".
14. "Bruce Bland, Scarborough. I was brought up on records".
15. "Earl Mathewson from New Toronto".
16. "Bill Collacutt, Mississauga, Ontario".
17. "Bea Weekes, Toronto, Ontario".
18. "Mary Weekes, Toronto".
19. "Jim Weekes, Toronto".
20. "And the old man, Jack".
21. "John Vanderjagt, Toronto".
22. "Ed Moogk of Ottawa. A favourite story of Herbert S. Berliner's. A young son asked his father 'Father, did Edison invent the first talking machine?' To which his father replied 'No my son. God invented the first talking machine but Edison invented the first one that could be shut off'".
23. "Bas Ingrouille from Scarborough and I'd like to thank Paul Dodington for the show he put on tonight on behalf of the Antique Phonograph Society. Thank you".
24. "Ron Robinson from London, Ontario. You've got the sound but I've got the pictures of this".
25. "Nora Dodington, Toronto. I'm just as glad Dr. Charlebois isn't here to exchange words tonight".