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A REGINA ANNOUNCEMENT.
for selecting any of the sheets for convey-
ance to operative position in a musical in-
Judgments for the amount of $3,365.07
strument.
for damages and costs were recently entered
The Court in commenting upon this patent
in the United States Circuit Court for New
said:
Jersey in the three suits brought by the
"Shortly stated, the invention of the pat-
Regina Music liox Co. against F. G. Otto
ent No. 561,233 in suit No. 1 consists in a
& Sons, for infringement of the company's
music box, in which a number of note discs
patents for music boxes with interchange-
are stored in a receptacle from which they
able note disks. The validity of these pat-
can ibe automatically taken, placed in opera-
ents had been upheld by the Court in a pre-
tive position to play a tune, to be thereafter
vious decision, and the judgments now en-
automatically put into their respective places
tered are the result of an accounting for the
in the receptacle again," and with approval
damages under that decision.
quoted the language of plaintiff's expert:
The three patents in question are Nos.
"I also understand that Riessner was the
569,233, 596,393 and 621,021. The first of
first to provide means for selecting at will
these patents contains very broad claims for
any one of a series of note discs or sheets
such an instrument in which any number of
in a receptacle, irrespective of its consecu-
note disks may be employed so that the in-
tive order in the series, and auomatically
strument will automatically play any desired
conveying it into operative position to play
tune. This being the first patent in which
the. instrument."
note discs are arranged with such mechanism
It will be seen from the foregoing decis-
to accomplish this, the claims in it are very
ion that the Court has fully sustained the
broad and were sustained by the Court and
claims of the Regiua Music liox Co. that its
found to be infringed by defendants' instru-
patents for the instruments with automati-
ment. The broadest claims of this patent
cally interchangeable note discs cover that
are as follows:
class O'f instruments broadly and give the
1. The combination of musical instrument, company a monopoly in the sale of these in-
separate tune sheets for operating the same struments for the term of the patents there-
and means for conveying said sheets to oper- for. This prevents not only the manufac-
ative position in the musical instruments.
ture, but also the use of such instruments by
2. The combination of a musical instru- purchasers from the manufacturer, without
ment, separate tune sheets for operating the the permission of the Regina Music Box Co.
same, and means for automatically convey- and subjects each purchaser to the statutory
ing said sheets to and from operative posi- liabilities.
tion in the musical instrument.
Heretofore the company has refused any
3. The combination of a musical instru- offers made to it 'by other manufacturers to
ment, separate tune sheets for operating the take licenses under these patents and intends
same, means for automatically conveying to strictly maintain its monopoly in the man-
said sheets to and from operative position ufacture and sale thereof.
in the musical instrument and means for
Oscar Schmidt, 36-50 Ferry street, Jersey
holding the note sheet while in operative
City
Heights, N. ]., is having a big run just
position and for automatically releasing said
now
on several of his noted specialties, the
sheet after the tune has been played thereby.
American Mandolin Harp and the O. S.
4. The combination of a musical instru-
Mandolin being in the lead.
ment separate tune sheets for operating the
same means for automatically convening
I N T O T H E
said sheets to and from operative position in
the musical instrument, and means for auto-
matically engaging and holding the note
AS IT IS GOING BY
sheets while in the operative position and for
automatically releasing said sheet after the
tune has been played thereby.
Or, in other words, work up
5. The combination of a mechanical musi-
to the very best of your oppor-
cal instrument, separate tune sheets for oper-
tunities. Among the desirable
ating the same, means for automatically con-
things "away up" in merit are
veying said sheets to and from operative po-
the goods we are showing, and
sition in the musical instrument, and means
which we want you to ex-
amine. They're all they look
to be—and more. It's simply
following destiny to buy of us
"BAND WAGON"
BAY STATE
Mr. Meredith Inventor of an Improved Cornet
Looking for a Location to Manufacture These
Instruments.
"Still another company wants to locate in
this city. Z. A. Meredith, who is in this
city," says the Marion, O., Mirror, "visit-
ing relatives wants to locate a cornet factory
in Marion. Mr. Meredith has succeeded in
inventing a cornet embodying the following
qualities, for which all cornet players have
wished but never found combined in any one
instrument. The cornet invented by him con-
tains a wind passage with no short turns,
no obstructions in the passage through the
valves. Smaller valves with higher and short-
er action and convenient systematical model.
The new system of wind passage gives great-
er volume and pure tone and is much easier
to blow. The tones produced by any com-
bination of valves are all equal and in exact
time, which is not the case with other sys-
tems. Mr. Meredith has recently been to
Now York, where the best soloists were very
enthusiastic about the great improvement in
the cornet. He exhibited to a representative
of the Mirror an order for twenty-five cor-
nets with the new invention which he re-
ceived from dealers in that city. Mr. Mere-
dith is a practical mechanic and a cornet solo-
ist of considerable reputation, therefore he
is thoroughly competent to judge the value
of his invention. He has not fully decided
where he will locate his factory for the man-
ufacture of cornets. Besides Marion he is
considering several places. He has received
good propositions from Mt. Gilead and Elk-
hart, Incl. He thinks well of the Mt. Gilead
offer and if he can do no better here it is
possible that he will locate at that place.
After the factory is in operation it will em-
ploy from 200 to 300 men, which would
make it a good addition to this city."
H. S. GORDON'S LINE.
Hamilton S. Gordon's musical merchan-
dise department, 139 Fifth avenue, is now
one of the most completely stocked establish-
ments in its line, in the United States. It
includes a number of new importations as
well as the Gordon specialties in string and
other instruments. Prompt service, reliable
supplies and reasonable prices have com-
bined to make this department unusually
successful.
Latest reports concerning the Phonoharp
Co.'s products show that the Columbia Zith-
er is forging its way ahead both in this coun-
try and in Europe. This is the direct re-
sult of well-directed enterprise on the part
of the firm members.
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