operaphone

Corporate background:

Originally a vertical-cut product, Operaphone made the switch to lateral-cut technology in the summer of 1919, after other labels such as Brunswick and Gennett had decided to challenge the Victor/Columbia duopoly head-on.

However, in spite of its claims to be 'Music For Everybody,' and suited to 'Play On All Talking Machines,' Operaphone had disappeared by 1921 (the later Canadian Opera-Phone label was likely unconnected).


	Operaphone (U.S.A.) / 1919




	Corporate background: Originally a vertical-cut product, Operaphone made the switch to lateral-cut technology in the summer of 1919, after other labels such as Brunswick and Gennett had decided to challenge the Victor/Columbia duopoly head-on. However, in spite of its claims to be 'Music For Everybody,' and suited to 'Play On All Talking Machines,' Operaphone had disappeared by 1921 (the later Canadian Opera-Phone label was likely unconnected).				Design: A nicely-balanced design, though the spindle-hole interferes with the main line of lettering.





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