EDISON BLUE AMBEROL PHONOGRAPH RECORD # 1532

The record is NB and is visually graded as VG.

Edison Blue Amberol Records were produced from 1908 until mid 1929.  The heyday of mass production and sales was from 1910-1920.  Many of the highly sought after records are from before this (flat-rim records or Comical Records) or after (electrical records, Dance Band, and Jazz Records) because of desirability or because they were produced in lower numbers.  Blue Amberols were made from a blue dyed celluloid with a plaster core and are quite durable.  Many of them are in good and playable condition today, and have become serious collectors items with values ranging from several dollars to hundreds of dollars.

You will be seeing some of these in all categories in my listings over the next several months.  I am selling my collection piece by piece, including many many doubles I have been holding.  Keep your eyes and ears peeled to my auctions.

Please don't ask me about specific records I have or will be selling,  I will NOT reply to this,  I will auction them as I go and as I uncover them.

The Edison Blue Amberol Series Numbering System, for your reference:

USA: 1500 - 57xx

Italian: 22xxx

British: 23xxx

German: 26xxx

French: 27xxx

Operatic:28xxx

Special/Ethnic: 9xxx

My visual grading (ONLY) categories based on inspection of the record groove condtion are as follows (I can not play each record , I have too many of them)

P - Poor

F - Fair

G - Good

VG - Very Good

E - Excellent

AN - Almost like new

I mention missing plaster and splits/cracks.  Records with more than 3/4 inch plaster missing are not listed and neither are records with splits extending into the playing area.  Some records' plaster cores are swollen due to age, weather, and moisture and may require reaming with a special reamer.  I DON'T do this to the records I sell, as most collectors prefer to do this themselves. I sell the records 'AS IS' AND 'as found'

Box Conditions (if any)

OB - Original Box

OBT - Original Box and Top

OBRT - Original Box and Replacement Top

RBRT - Replacement Box and Replacement Top

NB - No Box

Shipping Terms, Cost and Conditions

Each and every item listed is at least EIGHTY years old!!! Given the age and condition of these items, they are sold as described and 'AS IS'.  No returns.  I list my items WITHOUT RESERVES and WITH LOW STARTING BIDS.  There is something here for everyone from the beginning collector to the advanced.

I will combine shipment on items won within the same batch of listing (I will list about 100 records on 7 day auctions on a  weekly basis, so please keep watching my items!!).  PLEASE don't ask me for holdovers until the next batch.  I WILL NOT and CAN NOT accommodate such request, due to storage and tracking problems.  I need to ship each batch of cylinders out as they are sold.

USA Winners:  $4.99 for shipment of first cylinder, $1 for each additional cylinder

Worldwide Winners: $11.25 for shipment of first cylinder, $2 for each additional cylinder

Insurance is optional, and at the expense of the winner.  If insurance is not taken or not available (first class international mail can not be insured, international priority mail is way too expensive), buyer takes full responsibility once item leaves seller's hands for shipment.

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