The Wisconsin Chair Company, through their "subsidiary" the New York Recording Laboratories, were either partly, or completely responsible for Autograph, Baldwin, Blue Bird (non-RCA), Broadway, Claxtonola, the Cook, Embassy, Gospel Herald, Harmograph, Herwin, Lonesome Ace, National, Paramount, Puritan, Stamps, Vaughn, and Witness of God records. They also pressed for other companies, and foreign labels, according to American Record Labels and Companies; An Encyclopedia, by Sutton and Nauck. The company made Vista, Puritan, and Paramount phonographs. A fellow collector recalls that the Wisconsin Chair Company very well may have made cabinets for Edison at the New London site, but that Edison eventually bought this factory from them, and owned it outright. Again, there is a Wisconsin collector, who has extensively studied this company. Can't give out his vital statistics without his permission though. I can attempt to contact him, to see if it's okay, depending upon how we can wind this thread back to him. Jeff Young Green Bay, WI ________________________________ From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org on behalf of smille1 at nycap.rr.com Sent: Tue 5/30/2006 11:05 AM To: phono-l at oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] PBS History Detectives Federal records were out of good old Albany, NY (I am sitting just a few hundred feet away from where their factory was located as I type this!)... Some of their records may have been pressed by the Wisconsin Chair Company after the 1922 fire destroyed the factory, although I was under the impression that after the fire, the Scranton Button Works took over the Federal operation... Sean Original Message: ----------------- From: Jeffry Young, D.O. jeffryy at prevea.com Date: Tue, 30 May 2006 11:00:39 -0500 To: phono-l at oldcrank.org Subject: Re: [Phono-L] PBS History Detectives Edison had a phonograph factory in New London Wisconsin. There they made "Little Folks" furniture, (baby furniture) and the "London" model diamond disc, which was specifically made for export out of the United States. The Wisconsin Chair Company of Grafton/Port Washington, Wisconsin, was the home of Paramount, Puritan, Broadway and perhaps Federal(?) Records. Obviously, there were Puritan phonographs, but whether or not they were actually made by the Wisconsin Chair Company, I do not recall. To find out about the Edison factory in New London, I suggest contacting Robin and Joan Rolfs through their web site, Audio Antique at www.audioantique.com. There is also a Wisconsin collector who has extensively researched Paramount, and the Wisconsin Chair Company, but I do not have his contact information with me at work, where I am writing this e-mail. The Rolfs may know how to contact him. Jeff Young Green Bay, WI -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of john robles Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 9:54 AM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] PBS History Detectives Wisconsin Chair Company housed the studio where Paramount Records were recorded. I don't know if they made cabinets for Edison. John Robles Ron L'Herault <lherault at bu.edu> wrote: This was sent to a friend of mine. Ron L _____ From: Sara Grady [mailto:SaraG at liontv.us] Sent: Monday, May 22, 2006 3:53 PM Subject: PBS History Detectives Hello phonograph enthusiast! I am writing to you from the PBS program History Detectives, a prime-time television series about the discovery, documentation, and preservation of historic American artifacts and buildings. Our program investigates questions posed by individuals who are interested in learning the historical significance of an artifact or location. I am looking for someone that may have a phonograph player made by the Wisconsin Chair Company in the late 1920s or early- to mid- 1930s. I believe that the furniture company built housings for Edison phonograph players at the time. If you know anything about these players, please be in touch with me. 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