Hello group
I am new to the forum and have a question about a new cylinder I picked up. I have never owned a Lampert cylinder and from what I have been told some are quite valuable.
I have over the years seen pink Lamberts in different collection and pretty much know what they look like.
Recently I found a cylinder in an Antique Shop in my area which look different from any that I have.
The cylinder is a two minute cylinder and the lettering on the edge is raised. There is a patent date on July 29, 1902 with a record number of #575. The song is titled "Orch. Overture to Semiramide".
There is a secondary ridge about 1/2 in inside the title end of the cylinder followed by what looks to be some type of cardboard roll to support the playing surface.
I had to sand this secondary ridge a little to get a full play out of the cylinder and it sound very good. I did notice that the actual playing surface might have been a tan or beige color because during the sanding of the interior, I hit the top edge in a couple places and lighter tan color started to bleed/show through.
Any help would be appreciated.
Gary Blizzard
Could this be a Black Lambert Cylinder