I have a number of Blue Amberol phonograph cylinders in stock, in good condition. These records are from the early part of the 20th century and were a great improvement on the original wax cylinders that played for only two minutes. The Blue Amberols played for four minutes and were made of celluloid and much less fragile. Early phonographs needed a bolt on gear-box to play these new cylinders at the correct speed and a finer sapphire stylus to engage with the narrower grooves. Later phonographs were made to play four minute cylinders only, but despite the improvements in quality and especially in the content of the recordings, the introduction of disc recordings meant that cylinder recordings and machines were fazed out by about 1920.
I am offering these cylinder records at £5 each. Please check the current list as the number available has now been considerably reduced

Eidelweiss  & Almenrausch                                         Venetian Trio                                                  1581

Massa’s in de cold cold ground                                 Metro Quartette                                            2447

Russian Air & Belgium Nat. Anthem                         Band                                                                  2483

Star of my soul                                                              D. Brazell                                                          23208

Old Black Joe                                                                 Knickerboker Quartet                                   1865

Fight the Good Fight                                                    Williamson & Kinneburgh                             23011

Farewell in the desert                                                  Macklim                                                            23107

Goodnight Farewell                                                      Knickerbocker Quartet                                 1596

Friend                                                                               Wheeler                                                            23373

For love’s dear sake                                                     Williamson                                                       23265

God is love                                                                      Kimball, Miller & Croxton                            1862

In the Golden Afterwhile                                             Peerless Quartet                                            2012

Rococo’s Intermezzo                                                    Vecsey & Orch                                                4993

Lustspiel Ovt.                                                                 Ed. C.Band.                                                      1573

Love and Devotion                                                                       Ven, Instrl. Trio                                1748

Heimweh                                                                                        Ven. Inst. Quart.                              1604

Sing to me in the Gloaming                                                       Kinniburgh                                         23103

Bedouin love song                                                        A. Middleton                                                    28207

Monte Christo                                                Instr.  Quartette                                                            1768

Turn my Picture                                              Spencer & van Brunt                                                    1609

Beyond the Smiling & the Weeping          Peerless Orch.                                                                2440

The Rose of the Mountain Trail                  Archibald                                                                         2388

When the Daffidols are blooming              Mixed Quartette                                                           2632

The old Oaken Bucket                                   Knickerbocker Quartet                                                2046

Song bird (Bells)                                             Daab                                                                                 2094