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Edison (Brand); Various Distributors

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Name: Edison (Brand); Various Distributors    (NZ)  
Abbreviation: edisonnz
Products: Model types
Summary:

Edison phonograph models were imported from the USA and marketed in New Zealand by various agents and distributors as listed below.

A. Balting (1903)
Hardy Street, Nelson [1]

A. T. H. Williams (1903)
East Street, Ashburton [2]

E. E. Gilbert Music Warehouse (1904)
Ridgway Street, Wanganui [3]

T. Dwyer & Co (1906)
Masterton [4]

National Phonograph Co of Australia (1909)
340 Kent Street, Sydney [5]

Thomas A. Edison Ltd (Wholesale Only) (1914)
Kent Street, Sydney [6]

Thomas A. Edison Ltd (Wholesale Only) (1915)
Kent Street, Sydney [7]

Otautau Cycle Works (1915)
Main Street, Otautau [8]

Thomas A. Edison Ltd (Wholesale Only) (1915)
Kent Street, Sydney [9]
Founded: 1903
History:

[1] Nelson Evening Mail 1 October 1903, Page 4.
[2] Ashburton Guardian 20 November 1903, Page 2.
[3] Wanganui Herald 12 January 1904, Page 7.
[4] Wairarapa Daily Times 26 March 1906, Page 3.
[5] Otago Daily Times 22 May 1909, Page 14.
[6] Otago Daily Times 20 October 1914, Page 2.
[7] Evening Post 8 April 1915, Page 4.
[8] Otautau Standard & Wallace County Chronicle 10 August 1915, Page 4.
[9] Evening Post 6 November 1915, Page 14.

This manufacturer was suggested by Brian Stevens.

Some models:
Country Year Name 1st Tube Notes
NZ  09 Phonograph Fireside A   Edison Fireside A Phonograph AT LAST! A PERFECT HOME ENTERTAINER AT A POPULAR PRICE. ... 
NZ  08 Phonograph Home B   Edison Home Phonograph The "Home" model was manufactured 1896-1913. This model is ... 
NZ  10 Phonograph Red Gem Model H   Edison Red Gem Model H Phonograph 2 and 4 min. cylinder playing instrument. Fixed handl... 
NZ  08 Phonograph Gem C   Edison Gem C Phonograph 2 min. cylinder playing instrument. Fixed handle (crank). Ma... 
NZ  19 Diamond Disc Phonograph L 19 (Louis XIV)   Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph L 19 (Louis XIV). The new Diamond Disc phonographs were ... 
NZ  16/17 Phonograph Amberola 30 [Series 2]   Edison Amberola 30 Phonograph  The "Amberola" is a fine instrument Its value as an... 
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Further details for this manufacturer by the members (rmfiorg):

A. Balting, Direct Importer. Nelson Evening Mail, 1 October 1903, page 4. Image sourced from the National Library Of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_edison_balton_advert_nelson_evening_mail_1_oct_1903_p4.png
A. T. H. Williams, Direct Importer. Ashburton Guardian, 20 November 1903, page 2. Image sourced from the National Library Of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_edison_williams_advert_ashburton_guardian_20_nov_1903_p2.png
E. E. Gilbert Music Warehouse, Wanganui Herald 12 January 1904, page 7. Image sourced from the National Library Of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_edison_gilbert_advert_wanganui_herald_12_jan_1904_p7.png
T. Dwyer & C0. Wairarapa Daily Times. 26 March 1906, page 3. Image sourced from the National Library Of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_edison_dwyer_advert_wairarapa_daily_times_26_mar_1906_p3.png
National Phonograph Co of Australia. Otago Daily Times, 22 May 1909, page 14. Image sourced from the National Library Of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_edison_amberol_advert_otago_daily_times_22_may_1909_p14.png
Thomas A. Edison Ltd (Wholesale Only) Kent St Sydney. Otago Daily Times, 30 October 1914, page 2. Image sourced from the National Library Of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_edison_amberol_attachments_advert_otago_daily_times_30_oct_1914_p2.png
Thomas A. Edison Ltd (Wholesale Only) Kent St Sydney. Evening Post, 8 April 1915, page 4. Image sourced from the National Library Of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_edison_amberola_x_advert_evening_post_8_apr_1915_p4.png
Otautau Cycle Works, Main Street, Otautau. Otautau Standard & Wallace County Chronicle, 10 August 1915, page 4. Image sourced from the National Library Of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_edison_amberola_v_advert_otautau_cycles_10_aug_1915_p4.png
Thomas A. Edison Ltd (Wholesale Only) Kent St Sydney. Evening Post, 6 November 1915, page 14. Image sourced from the National Library Of New Zealand, Papers Past.tbn_nz_edison_phonograph_in_home_advert_evening_post_6_nov_1915_p14_1.png
  
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