Collection of Exceptional Edison Wax Cylinders

23 Edison wax cylinders from the collection of Mr. Willmroth: 1) Music. – 2) The Peoples' Speech at the Departure of Prince Henry for China. – 3) "Verlassen, Verlassen" – French horn quartet. – 4) Torgau March. – 5) Cologne Carnival speech (dialect). – 6) "Deutschland, Deutschland über alles" and Emperor´s speech at the opening of the Kiel Canal. – 7) March to the Heir to the Throne and "Hoch" with fanfare to the Emperor. – 8) Emperor's speech at the opening of the Kiel Canal – recorded by A. Willmroth/Ems. – 9) Golden apple. – 10) Professor Schenk, couplet on the piano. – 11) Song, performed by the Musik-Verein Ems and oath formula of a foot artillery regiment in Berlin to Wilhelm II. – 12) Content as 11. – 13) O du wunderschöner deutscher Rhein. – 14) Laughig Couplet. – 15) Congratulations on your silver wedding anniversary. – 16) Glück in Tirol. – 17) Komm Karlinekin, wir woll'n nach Pankow gehen – recorded in the phonograph speciality shop W. Bary, Berlin. – 18) The first snow. – 19) The funny railway journey from Berlin to Reinickendorf. – 20) Wind orchestra. – 21) Rider's March. – 22) March played by the band of the 3rd Guards Regiment on foot. – And: 23) The jolly blacksmith. – In wood case with drawer. Provenance: Archived on tape in 1956 in the Lautarchiv des Deutschen Rundfunks, original list enclosed.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)