Mignon-Record

See Frank Andrews, FTR 23, 2007. These 6″ (15.25 cm) double sided discs first appeared in late 1912 as part of a Gramophone Outfit. Retailing for £1, you got a little gramophone, plus an album of 6 discs, a box of needles & a carrying case. The Beka Company (a ‘subsidiary’ of Carl Lindström AG) made them, and they carry the same legend as 10″ Bekas: ‘Recorded in London – Reproduced in Prussia’. The catalogue numbers began at 1, and Frank thinks that three separate albums were issued, as Mignon 14 has been reported. How long they lasted is not known; also, they are scarce.