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Rex Record (U.S.A.) / c. 1914

Corporate background:

Launched in 1912, Rex pressed labels for other companies (including Playerphone and Phono-Cut).

Although vertical-cut and playable only with a ‘jewel point’ needle on its own phonographs, it apparently managed to avoid contravening Edison’s patent rights on that process.

However, from about 1917 the company went into steady decline because of exterior market forces and by 1920 it had disappeared.

The ‘F’ prefix in front of the serial number stands for ‘Foreign.’

Design: A crowned monarch stands behind a table-top Rex phonograph, holding up a record, while sound-waves writhe upward.

The label name lettering and the inner border also reveal fluidity.

In general appearance, the label is similar to the earlier Columbia Record.

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	Rex Record (U.S.A.) / c. 1914




	Corporate background: Launched in 1912, Rex pressed labels for other companies (including Playerphone and Phono-Cut). Although vertical-cut and playable only with a ‘jewel point’ needle on its own phonographs, it apparently managed to avoid contravening Edison’s patent rights on that process. However, from about 1917 the company went into steady decline because of exterior market forces and by 1920 it had disappeared. The ‘F’ prefix in front of the serial number stands for ‘Foreign.’				Design: A crowned monarch stands behind a table-top Rex phonograph, holding up a record, while sound-waves writhe upward. The label name lettering and the inner border also reveal fluidity. In general appearance, the label is similar to the earlier Columbia Record.




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