2 VTG Record 10" 78 FATHER Negative Metal Pressing Master Mother Plates Etched

Sold Date: March 17, 2015
Start Date: March 10, 2015
Final Price: $26.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 861
Buyer Feedback: 148


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Up for bid is two vintage metal master negative image pressing plates, called "Father Plates", which were used to press positive image "Mother" plates.

The record produced by these plates was under the label of the Historic Record Society (HRS), catalog #1074.  There is an "A" plate, and a "B" plate; the numbers and letters are etched in reverse on the plates.

The collector has written "Giraldoni" on the sleeves (as well as HRS1074).  Egenio Giraldoni recorded 50 matrixes between 1902 and 1908 (according to CharmUK) The most in-depth online discography I know (78opera.com) lists historical record pressings for matrixes, and there is one of Giraldoni's on HRS-1018.  Unfortunately, none others are matched with HRS-1074.

There is no available HRS discography online.

Included with one of the plates in a cardboard record silhouette, which I imagine could be used to center the plate on a phonograph.  What kind of play-back equipment did this collector have?

These are copper plates with a silver or (less probably) nickel plating.  The copper has tarnished some on the reverse, but the plating is bright and shiny, with just a couple scuffs.  Each weighs about 12.5 ounces.  The sleeves are appropriately heavy-duty, with no splits or tears, but there are marks in regular pencil.  BEWARE:  THESE ARE UNPLAYABLE ON ANY REGULAR PHONOGRAPH.

Note:  Domestic shipping will be USPS Parcel Select.  I'm not sure if these items would be accepted for Media Mail, so I'm not taking any chances.

THESE ITEMS COME FROM THE COLLECTION OF JAMES M. KENNEY OF NEW WINDSOR, MARYLAND.  HE WAS ONE OF THE EAST COAST'S LARGEST AUDIO AND ELECTRONICS COLLECTORS.

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