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Page 2SoundWavesBy Randy JamesApril 2007 MeetingThe meeting for April was attended by about 18members. President Jim Sargent started the meetingby delivering his messages. He reminded everyonethat in May the Swap Meet would take the place of themonthly meeting and he talked a bit about his upcomingauction.Program Chairman Mike Grimes was not able toattend, so Vice President Cleo Cherryholmes conductedthe meeting, which was about Thomas Edison.He started out by showing a video about Edisonwhich had been shown on the TV show ModernMarvels. The video was cut short because of timelimitations but he said he would show the rest at alater date. The video mentioned Edison’s astounding1093 invention patents and talked about his hearingloss which was probably due to a childhood illness. Hewas a roaming telegrapher, and in 1868 he got his firstpatent - the voting machine ( it was rejected by Congressbecause they were afraid it would eliminate thefilibuster). He invented the stock- ticker and had thefirst R&D facility in Menlo Park, New Jersey, where heinvented the electric pen in 1875 which later lead tothe development of the mimeograph machine. Withinthree months he became world -famous. During thenext ten years he was obsessed with developing theelectric ( incandescent) light bulb. He tested morethan 300 materials to use as a filament and finallysettled on carbonized cotton.Soundwaves. He related a story about Edison that toldabout his hatred of radio because he was afraid it wouldcut into his sales of phonographs. George Potter wasnext with a collection of Edison light bulbs and books.He talked about the early manufacture of Edison bulbsand the design of the bulb bases. George promised afuture story and photos of Edison light bulbs for theSoundwaves. Cleo Cherryholmes brought someEdison motors for the Dictaphone and some photos ofEdison’s phonograph dolls (which is a story in itself).Last, but not least, Eric Kirst showed us his EdisonStandard Dictating Machine and gave us some historyabout Edison’s invention of the process to revolutionizethe mass manufacture of phonograph cylinders andshowed his Gold Moulded Record cylinder dated 1901.Thanks to our very knowledgeable members , we nowknow a little more about “The Wizard of Menlo Park”.Cleo CherryholmesThomas EdisonThe rest of the meeting was for the members toshow the Edison-related items they had brought. JimSargent started off by showing his collection of replicalight bulbs, a replica of an Edison Bi-Polar motor dated1920 (possibly a salesman’s sample), a mimeographmachine dated 1894, a set of “Inventors Series” lightbulbs, a bust of Edison, a large coin from the 1920’swith Edison’s image, and some very early books andmagazines. Next up was Gary Reeves, who talkedabout his trip to Fort Myers ,Florida (Edison’s summerhome) and he demonstrated his very nice EdisonStandard phonograph with a cylinder called “In theClock Store”. After that, Jon Butz Fiscina showedsome Edison Diamond Disk records and a photographof an Edison console radio he had purchased ata yard sale. It was too bulky for him to bring to themeeting, but he promised to furnish us with a storyand photos of the radio for a later issue of theGeorge PotterGary Reeves
July 2007 Page 32007 MONTHLY MEETING PROGRAMSMEETINGS BEGIN AT 2 PM AFTER THE MONTHLYSWAPMEETS AT THE SENTER EAST BUILDING INIRVING (UNLESS STATED OTHERWISE)JULY 21Annual Radio and Phonograph Repair Session. Starts at 9AM at the Senter Building, Irving. Bring your difficultproblems for our “experts” to help solve.There will not be an afternoon program.Also, again this year we will offer free public appraisalsof vintage radios and phonographs. Please help get theword out. 9am to 3pm.AUGUST 18Summer “tailgate” swap meet.... starts at 7am at theSenter East Building, Irving. Veteran members knowthat many people start arriving at dawn and thateverything is about over by 11:00 or so.SEPTEMBER 15This month we will continue our program about ThomasEdison Part II as a follow-up to the introduction in April.We will finish Modern Marvels: The Man and His Inventions:Edison, followed by a “show and tell” with emphasison his Electric Motors. Please bring your “artifacts” ofcollected items to share.OCTOBER 20For October, we will have a “show and tell” of “unknownor little known Radio Manufacturers.” Please bringradios that cannot be identified (by most common references)and/or their company cannot be identified. Shareyour experience.NOVEMBER 16,17,18ANNUAL VRPS CONVENTIONVRPS Annual Convention, Hampton Inn and Suites, Mesquite,TX.As usual we will need some volunteers for the auctionstaging. Thanks in advance for volunteering.DECEMBER 1ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTYJaycee Center for the Arts, Irving, TX; beginning at 6:30 PM.Programs are subject to change, contingent on schedulingconflicts.As always, your suggestions for programs/content arewelcome. If the programs do not fit your needs and youwant something different, let me know. I will need volunteersin organizing other programs, so consider presentinga program yourself. Call me anytime or send me an email.Mike GrimeseMail: k5mlg@verizon.net972-384-1133 (home)972-898-7251 (cell)Eric KirstJim SargentJon Butz Fiscina
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