Nordheimer Piano & Music Company, Ltd. was the exclusive Canadian distributor for the Aeolian-Vocalion Company and sold that company's phonographs in their store at the corner of Yonge and Albert Streets, Toronto. In one of their first ads in the Toronto Daily Star, they refer to the Colonial phonograph as a "Thrift" model made in Canada to Nordheimer's specifications. The grille design on several of the Colonial models is identical to machines bearing the "Canadian" label made by The National Cabinet Co., Limited in Toronto - https://www.capsnews.org/capp/canadian/canadian.html.
The following pictures are of a machine for sale in Barrie in December, 2009 (photos by KW):
Machine for sale on Craigslist March 2011:
Machine for sale on Kijiji, March 2011:
Another Nordheimer Colonial for sale on Kijiji, September, 2011:
A Colonial phonograph for sale in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in 2023:
Nordheimer advertised the Colonial phonograph frequently in the Toronto Daily Star from 1918 through 1926
TDS, May 15, 1918, p. 11
TDS, June 13, 1918, p. 20
Winnipeg Nor'west Farmer, October 20, 1919, p. 52
TDS, February 25, 1920, p. 11
TDS, March 18, 1921, p. 9
TDS, October 7, 1921, p. 16
TDS, January 26, 1922, p. 14
TDS, February 7, 1922, p. 5
TDS, October 11, 1922, p. 12
TDS, November 9, 1923, p.11
TDS, November 30, 1923, p.15
TDS, January 25, 1924, p. 2
TDS, February 8, 1924, p. 18. Image digitally enhanced by Hopkin Design.
TDS, November 28, 1924, p. 4
TDS, February 26, 1926, p. 27
