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Eldridge Reeves Johnson (February 6, 1867 in Wilmington, Delaware [1] – November 14, 1945 in Moorestown, New Jersey [2] [3]) was an American businessman and engineer who founded the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1901 and built it into the leading American producer of phonographs and phonograph records and one of the leading phonograph compan...
- Eldridge Reeves Fenimore "Fen" Johnson
- Eldridge Reeves Johnson, February 6, 1867, Wilmington, Delaware
- Elsie Reeves Fenimore Johnson
- November 14, 1945 (aged 78), Moorestown, New Jersey
This book is an amplification of a book entitled "Eldridge R. Johnson Industrial Pioneer" which was written by my mother, Elsie R. Fenimore Johnson. To the material in that book I have added material based on my recollections of my father, on a biography written by Dale Kramer which I own, on the business
Biography. Eldridge Johnson was the co-founder of the Victor Talking Machine Company. Victor produced early record players and records. Victor ultimately became one of the largest companies in the United States and Johnson one of the richest men.
Industry: Fabricated Goods. Era: 1900. Johnson became a leader in the phonograph industry by introducing a number of technical innovations. He established a strong reputation for quality music and implemented an extremely effective advertising program, which ensured his dominance in the industry.
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Jul 19, 2011 · Eldridge R Johnson around age 35. Eldridge Reeves Johnson (1867-1945) is an obscure figure in music history, and his name is certainly not as recognisable as Thomas Edison or Alexander Graham Bell.
The Gramophone Company together with its distributor in New York asked Eldridge Johnson to develop the Gramophone’s drive mechanism into something that is inexpensive and reliable. Johnson, who lived across the Delaware River in Camden, New Jersey, was an inventor, machinist and model maker.
Oct 1, 2021 · In 1906, Eldridge R. Johnson had been in business for a decade- making Victor Records and producing Victor Talking Machines (record players) at his operation in Camden, NJ (the recording studio at this time was in Philadelphia).
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