Date:         Wed, 4 May 2005 16:46:55 -0400
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From:         Steven Smolian <[log in to unmask]>
Subject:      Re: USO "Rainbo" discs
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Hi, Matt,

These are heavy paper discs coated with varnish or the like, into which a
groove was cut.  Se my website for a discussion of these and some of their
preservaion issues. It's www.soundsaver.com. Tab to recordm then to these.

Steve

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From: "Matthew Barton" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 11:50 AM
Subject: [ARSCLIST] USO "Rainbo" discs


I'm looking at a pair of discs that were recorded by WWII servicemen at USO
events, probably in recording booths typical of that time--the kind that you
could mail home to your family. They are coated cardboard discs made by the
"Rainbo Record" company of Los Angeles that have "USO" printed at the top
over a scene of a Navy man, a WAC, an Army man, and a Marine. One is in good
shape, the other shows some cracking.

Does anybody know if these records should be handled in a manner
significantly different than one would handle other comparable discs of this
era?

Matthew Barton
American Folklife Center
The Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave., SE
Washington, DC 20540-4610
phone: (202) 707-1733
fax: (202) 707-2076
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