Standard Disc Record (U.S.A.) / c. 1909
Corporate background:
Launched in 1905, Standard was associated
with the Busy-Bee-Record, Harmony Record and United Record
companies, all of which came together in 1916 to form the
Consolidated Talking Machine Co. of Chicago.
Design: The
ornament above the song title has been slightly simplified.
The 'western' Egyptian slab-serif used for
the label name was a product of the mid-19th century.