ABSTRACT

A disc made by the Cardinal Phonograph Co., with offices in New York, first offered in December 1920. Factories were at Zanesville, Ohio; Newark, Ohio (home of the firm); and Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Cardinal also sold phonographs. The disc repertoire was pop, standards, and sacred music. Label color was red, with a cardinal bird on it; surfaces were poor. Nothing unusual or distinguished was recorded in the 100 or so issues.