My Dear Old Mountain Home; Poor, But a Gentleman Still: Museum Object and Cultural History
My Dear Old Mountain Home; Poor, But a Gentleman Still: recording date: 1928. recording artist: Coffey, Oscar L.. manufacturer: Supertone.
The object in the museum catalogue
Dick Meeks. side 1: My Dear Old Mountain Home; side 2: Poor, But a Gentleman Still (Supertone 9306) 78 rpm. Side 1 was recorded in 1928 and initially released on Gennett 6481. Side 2 was recorded in 1928 and initially released on Gennett 6496.
Supertone Records was a record label sold by the Sears-Roebuck Company in their stores and through mail-order. The first pressings of Supertone were made by the Fletcher Record Company and then Bridgeport Die and Machine Company in 1924. Within a year, Sears discontinued the label. Supertone was produced by Straus and Schram from 1925 to 1928 after Sears failed to register the Supertone brand name. In 1928, Sears regained the brand name and sold records produced by Gennett records until 1930. The Brunswick Radio Corporation produced the last of the Supertone records through 1931.
Materials, dates and provenance
- recording date: 1928
- recording artist: Coffey, Oscar L.
- manufacturer: Supertone
- Object Name: sound recording
- Physical Description: shellac (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 10 in; x 25.4 cm
- place made: United States
- ID Number: 1996.0320.21163
- accession number: 1996.0320
- label number: 9306
- catalog number: 1996.0320.21163
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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