(LEFT) The Victor Monarch label was adopted for ten-inch discs (and dropped for seven-inch)
later in 1901. The earliest version, shown here, still listed Johnson as manufacturer.
# 3042 was recorded on January 21, 1901.

(RIGHT) The Victor Talking Machine Company was founded on October 3, 1901, and its name
soon took the place of Johnson's on Victor record labels. This ten-inch version of # 300
(which retained the catalog number of the corresponding seven-inch version) was
originally recorded on January 3, 1902.

(LEFT) The first label design to incorporate "His Master's Voice" was registered on July 1, 1902. This seven-inch example was initially recorded in February 1901 but was remade several times
over the following years. The small "B" to the right of the trademark indicates a pressing by
the Burt Company, which at the time was owned by competitor Columbia, but had a
contractual agreement to press records for Victor.

(RIGHT) The straight-line design was introduced in 1903, and the basic format would survive,
with some modifications, for the next decade. This example was issued in late 1903.

    

(LEFT) The first domestically recorded Red Seals were introduced in 1903 on the
Monarch (ten-inch) and Deluxe (twelve-inch) labels.

(RIGHT) The Deluxe label was reserved for twelve-inch discs. Files for the elusive
2000–3000 series have been lost, but this example probably dates to 1903.

(LEFT) Among the rarest Victor labels, the Deluxe Special was a short-lived series of
60-rpm, fourteen-inch discs introduced in March 1903. Company files no longer exist
for these huge long-playing discs, few of which survive today.

(RIGHT) In March 1905, Victor discontinued the Monarch and Deluxe designations in favor
of a uniform Victor label on all diameters. This early "Grand Prize" issue by Enrico Caruso,
recorded on February 1, 1904, was among his first American recordings.

(LEFT) The Victor Monarch label was adopted for ten-inch discs (and dropped for seven-inch) later in 1901. The earliest version, shown here, still listed Johnson as manufacturer. #3042 was recorded on January 21, 1901.

(RIGHT) The Victor Talking Machine Company was founded on October 3, 1901, and its name soon took the place of Johnson's on Victor labels. This ten-inch version of #300 (which retained the catalog number of the corresponding seven-inch version) was originally recorded on January 3, 1902.

(LEFT) The first label design to incorporate "His Master's Voice" was registered on July 1, 1902. This seven-inch example was initially recorded in February 1901 but was remade several times over the following years. The small "B" to the right of the trademark indicates a pressing by the Burt Company, which at the time was owned by competitor Columbia but pressed for Victor under contract.

(RIGHT) The straight-line design was introduced in 1903, and the basic format would survive, with some modifications, for the next decade. This example was issued in late 1903.

(LEFT) The first domestically recorded Seals were introduced in 1903 on the Monarch (ten-inch) and Deluxe (twelve-inch) labels.

(RIGHT) The Deluxe label was reserved for twelve-inch discs. Files for the elusive 2000-3000 series have been lost, but this example probably dates to 1903.

(LEFT) Among the rarest Victor labels, the Deluxe Special was a short-lived series of 60-rpm, fourteen-inch discs introduced in March 1903. Company files no longer exist for these monstrous long-playing discs, few of which survive today.

(RIGHT) In March 1905, Victor discontinued the Monarch and Deluxe designations in favor of a uniform Victor label on all diameters. This early "Grand Prize" issue by Enrico Caruso, recorded on February 1, 1904, was among his first American recordings.