Pulp Fiction, 1922 · page 3 of 126
Photoplay Magazine Cover — page 3: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is an advertising page from *Photoplay Magazine*'s advertising section. It displays five cabinet-style phonographs (gramophones) from the Victrola brand, ranging in price from $115 to $415, with options for mahogany, walnut, oak, and electric models. The ad emphasizes that these new Victrola models are "true musical instruments" designed according to musical performance requirements developed through twenty-four years of research. The copy highlights the machines' superior tone quality and characteristic sound. At the bottom, the Victor Talking Machine Company of Camden, New Jersey identifies itself as the manufacturer, marked by the recognizable "His Master's Voice" logo.
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PuHotoptAy MAGAZINE—ADVERTISING SECTION New models that are true musical instruments <== Being musical instru- ments the first requirement is quality of musical per- formance and in these new models the design is deter- mined by their musical requirements. These requirements have been a ee ee —— -_ OS i aa Victrola No, 240, $115 # Mahogany or walnur learned through twenty- Victrola No, 260, $160 four years devoted solely to the talking-machine art. See and hear these new Victrolas which, while new in design, have all the characteristic tone-quality which has made the Victrola pre-eminent. ] Mahogany or walnut Victrola No. 280, $200 Victrola No, 300, $250 ¥ Mahogany or walnut Victrola No. 300, electric, $315 Victrola No. 280, clectric, $265 Mahogany, ook of walnut Mahogany Victrola No, 330, $350 Victrola No. 330, electric, $415 Mahogany « Victrola Important: Look for these trade-marks. Under the lid. On the label, Victor Talking Machine Company Camden, New Jersey When sou write to aifvertioers please mention TIWOTOPLAY MAGAZINE, Comilcbooks