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Edison
Phonograph Division Documents
Edison
Disc Record and Phonograph Sales Statistics (1912–1928)
Reproduced with permission of the Edison
National Historic Site
West Orange, New Jersey
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In
conjunction with the release of the first installment of
the Edison Discography Series, Mainspring
Press is pleased to present selected papers and excerpts from the
archives of author Raymond Wile and the Edison National Historic
Site.
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"Quantity
of Disc Phonographs and Disc Records Sold."
Radio-Phonograph Division Accounting Department Report
to W. H. Meadowcroft (April 9, 1929)
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Disc
Phonographs |
Disc
Records |
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Domestic |
Export |
Domestic |
Export |
| Total
to Dec. 31st, 1915 |
95,889 |
...... |
3,446,070 |
...... |
| Jan.
1, 1916 to Feb. 28. 1917 |
73,
332 |
252 |
2,621,113 |
16,590 |
| Mar.
1, 1917 to Feb. 28, 1918 |
77,304 |
1,707 |
3,351,098 |
42,086 |
| Mar.
1, 1918 to Feb. 28, 1919 |
68,
749 |
791 |
3,260,534 |
65,478 |
| Mar.
1, 1919 to Feb. 29, 1920 |
121,539 |
2,135 |
7,163,028 |
131,612 |
| Mar.
1, 1920 to Feb. 28, 1921 |
140,149 |
1,758 |
7,596,856 |
124,224 |
| Mar.
1, 1921 to Feb. 28, 1922 |
32,963 |
1,273 |
4,595,030 |
144,826 |
| Mar.
1, 1922 ro Feb. 28, 1923 |
59,606 |
2706 |
3,626,481 |
157,739 |
| Mar.
1, 1923 to Feb. 29, 1924 |
65,925 |
4,226 |
3,877,450 |
145,028 |
| Mar.
1, 1924 to Feb. 28, 1925 |
31,900 |
4,211 |
2,732,163 |
200,006 |
| Mar.
1, 1925 to Dec. 31, 1925 |
13,977 |
4,718 |
1,586,336 |
193,105 |
| Jan.
1, 1926 to Dec. 31, 1926 |
9,906 |
4,496 |
1,422,599 |
212,643 |
| Jan.
1, 1927 to Dec. 31, 1927 |
7,311 |
3,085 |
685,247 |
122,515 |
| Jan.
1, 1928 to Dec. 31, 1928 |
12,917 |
2,403 |
405,797 |
88,733 |
| [Subtotal] |
811,467 |
33,761 |
43,370,802 |
1,645,585 |
| [Total] |
845,228 |
48,016,387 |
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credit the Edison National Historic Site when quoting this material
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