78RPM-EDISON DIAMOND DISC-T.EDISON-HENRY FORD-SPECIAL.

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A RECORD OF FRIENDSHIP

AS A YOUNG MAN, HENRY FORD FOLLOWED THE CAREER OF HIS HERO THOMAS A. EDISON.  FORD WENT TO WORK FOR THE EDISON ILLUMINATING COMPANY AND IN 1896 ATTENDED A BANQUET WHERE EDISON WAS THE GUEST OF HONOR.  FORD WAS INTRODUCED TO EDISON WHO LISTENED AS HE EXPLAINED THE GAS CAR HE WAS WORKING ON.  EDISON ASKED FORD A SERIES OF QUESTIONS AND ENDED THE DISCUSSION BY SLAMMING HIS FIST ON THE TABLE STATING TO FORD "YOUNG MAN THAT'S THE THING!  YOU HAVE IT!  YOUR CAR IS SELF CONTAINED AND HAS IT'S OWN POWER SOURCE".  

THOSE WORDS WOULD RING IN YOUNG FORD'S EARS AS HE SPENT MANY LONG NIGHTS PERFECTING HIS CAR.  FORD LATER STATED "NO MAN UP TO THEN HAD GIVEN ME ANY ENCOURAGEMENT".  THIS STARTED A 35 YEAR FRIENDSHIP.

BOTH MEN WOULD CHANGE THE WORLD FOREVER, BUT STILL FOUND TIME TO CAMP AND EVEN OWNED SUMMER HOMES NEXT TO EACH OTHER IN FLORIDA.

FORD LOVED FOLK DANCING AND ASKED EDISON TO RECORD SOME OF HIS FAVORITE MUSIC.  ON DECEMBER 2, 1924, EDISON'S NEW YORK STUDIO BEGAN RECORDING OLD TIME DANCE PIECES SELECTED BY FORD.  THEY WERE PRESSED PRESUMABLY FOR FORD'S PERSONAL USE AND FOR USE IN EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.  THESE WERE PRESSED IN RELATIVELY SMALL NUMBERS AND HAVE BEEN IN STORAGE AT THE HENRY FORD MUSEUM FOR OVER 75 YEARS.  SINCE THESE WERE RARE SPECIAL PRESSINGS, THEY BEAR NO RECORD NUMBER, BUT SAY  (SPECIAL RECORD FOR MR. HENRY FORD).

IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT 300 COPIES OF THESE TWO RECORDS WERE PRESSED AND 100 WERE RECENTLY RELEASED FROM THE MUSEUM.

VARSOVIENNE  * 

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VARSOVIENNE **

HEEL AND TOE POLKA  ***

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SEASIDE POLKA  (TA-RA-RA-BOOM-DE-AYE) ***

RECORDED BY:   * VIOLIN SOLO, VIOLIN DUET, VIOLA SOLO, 'CELLO SOLO AND STRING QUARTET  ** STRING QUARTET WITH ARTHUR HALL - VOCAL    *** STRING QUARTET

CONDITION:  E + +   THESE ARE VIRTUALLY NEW.

POLICY:     WE STRIVE TO GRADE ALL OUR RECORDS ACCURATELY AND FAIRLY.  WE USE THE SAME METHOD AS LES DOCKS'  PREMIUM RECORD GUIDE FOR 78'S.   WE USE GOLDMINE'S METHOD FOR 45'S AND 33 1/3'S.     WE HAVE BEEN SAFELY SHIPPING SHEET MUSIC AND RECORDS FOR MANY YEARS.    OUR PACKAGING IS PROFESSIONAL AND ADEQUATE.    WE ACCEPT PAY PAL.    WE SHIP WORLDWIDE.   WE SHIP MEDIA MAIL IN THE U.S.   INTERNATIONAL AND ALTERNATIVE SHIPPING ARE ADDITIONAL.     WE WILL ADD A $2.50 PACKAGE CHARGE TO THE COST OF YOUR MERCHANDISE PLUS THE POSTAGE