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J. Lawrence Cook, Perforated Music Roll Specialist
By Ken Vinen

In the 1950s, when coin piano rolls were no longer available from
normal sources, J. Lawrence Cook set up a business on his own as the
Perforated Music Roll Specialist.  I thought these images of his
business correspondence would interest MMD readers:

(1) envelope in Cook's handwriting to one of his customers,
(2) rate card, front side, with the lists of rolls available,
(3) rate card, back side, with a most incredible list of machines
    that were to use these rolls.

The list of machines on the back of the rate card touches on brands
seldom or never heard of and I feel the information important enough
to share with fellow collectors.  Should there be any interest in the
actual catalogue lists and roll numbers, please contact me directly.
I am happy to share.

Sincerely,
Ken Vinen, Aylmer, Ontario, Canada.

 [ Thanks, Ken, I'll place the images at the MMD Pictures site,
 [ http://mmd.foxtail.com/Pictures/
 [
 [ I have an empty 10-tune roll box with a moth-eaten label that says
 [
 [   A ROLL NO. 3
 [   ... 1952 - Perforated and ... by J. Lawrence Cook.
 [   Collectors' Perforated Roll Specialists
 [   824 E. 165th Street, New York 59, N.Y.
 [
 [ The tunes are Darktown Strutters Ball; Goodnight Irene; The Old Piano
 [ Roll Blues; Music, Music, Music; Tennessee Waltz; Oh, You Beautiful
 [ Doll; Dark Eyes; Dardanella; Mockin' Bird Hill; Tico, Tico
 [
 [ -- Robbie


(Message sent Thu 22 Feb 2007, 18:26:21 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

Key Words in Subject:  Cook, J, Lawrence, Music, Perforated, Roll, Specialist

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