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From 1903 until 1905, Henry Babson would manage the operation with his brothers Fred and Gus, and develop a mail-order operation and a national distribution network. In 1906, the company was purchased by Arthur D. Geissler, son of the general manager of the
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153:"The Independent Record Companies of the 1890s"
205:The Talking Machine: An Illustrated Compendium
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