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Corporate background:

Originally a subsidiary of Plaza Music Co., the Banner label was launched in 1922.

The ‘BR’ initials at the top refer to the Brunswick Radio Corporation (a subsidiary of Warner Bros.), which was formed in 1931 and had acquired the label through various trade mergers.

The label was dropped in 1935.

Label scan courtesy of collector Jose Fritz.


	Banner (U.S.A.) / c. 1935




	Corporate background: Originally a subsidiary of Plaza Music Co., the Banner label was launched in 1922. The ‘BR’ initials at the top refer to the Brunswick Radio Corporation (a subsidiary of Warner Bros.), which was formed in 1931 and had acquired the label through various trade mergers. The label was dropped in 1935. Label scan courtesy of collector Jose Fritz.				Design: As previous, except that the background colour has changed to red.




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