This must be the infamous phonoscope, invented by Gianni Bettini, a former cavalry officer in the Italian army, who married the wealthy American socialite Daisy Abbott in 1913. In the NY City social circuit the couple made quite a splash, where he was also known as “The Lieutenant”. His love of music and technology led to the so-called “audio memorization” technique, which fed several dance crazes like the cakewalk, turkey trot, and kangaroo dip. The brand “Royal” was a reminder of the Italian monarchy, as the upper-crust ambassadors of canned music. The international break-through was supposed to be the taping of Al Dexter’s humorous and supple tune “Pistol Packin’ Mama” in 1930. Bad weather, worse timing and weird hillbilly rituals involving lucky horseshoe magnets unfortunately destroyed the only master.
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This must be the infamous phonoscope, invented by Gianni Bettini, a former cavalry officer in the Italian army, who married the wealthy American socialite Daisy Abbott in 1913. In the NY City social circuit the couple made quite a splash, where he was also known as “The Lieutenant”. His love of music and technology led to the so-called “audio memorization” technique, which fed several dance crazes like the cakewalk, turkey trot, and kangaroo dip. The brand “Royal” was a reminder of the Italian monarchy, as the upper-crust ambassadors of canned music. The international break-through was supposed to be the taping of Al Dexter’s humorous and supple tune “Pistol Packin’ Mama” in 1930. Bad weather, worse timing and weird hillbilly rituals involving lucky horseshoe magnets unfortunately destroyed the only master.
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