[Phono-L] Pathe 16" Giant Records

[bruce78rpm at comcast.net]

These records were designed to play loud and at about 120rpms, and were made for Dance Halls. They were the last vertical groove saphire ball records made by Pathe in the early 1920s, and Pathe made a short lived special phonograph to play them. Today you will have to find a transcription phonograph to play them. As for price, assuming the records are in good condition figure 45 - 85 dollars depending on the selection. Jazz numbers will command the higher price, boring ballads etc. the lower price. They are heavy shellac records. They are acutally a little less then 16" so you can shp them in a heavy cardboard 16" Pizza box (don't laugh, it works) as long as you sandwich them between some sturdy cardboard and cover that for further protection with some bubble wrap. Be sure and stamp the box fragile, and insure them. 

Bruce 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Glenn Longwell" <majesticrecord at snet.net> 
To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> 
Sent: Friday, September 25, 2009 10:56:23 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [Phono-L] Pathe 16" Giant Records 

I've been contacted by someone who has two of these 16" Pathe records and two Music Service Co. Inc. records pressed by Pathe. I'm thinking of making an offer on them but am concerned about having them shipped. What are they made of? Are they shellac and unlikely to make a journey through the post office? I can guide them on shipping methods but people don't always listen completely! What do these go for? Playing them will be a different dilemna but I'll deal with that later. 

Thanks, 
Glenn 
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