Posted 11 years ago
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Here's a recent find by the wifey that has me stumped! It is a photo printed on thin paper displaying two men ~ one obviously Thomas A. Edison. It is signed on the front with a handwritten note on the back which reads (as best I can interpret) as follows:
"Thank you Miss Helga Green. You have heard my voice, and listened to my words - now here's my face. Not much of a face, but I have used it for 60 years."
I thought it was signed by someone named Fox ~ either Solomon or Sherman Fox. So I do some searches for permutations including Edison/Fox.... Do you have any idea how many results including "fox trot" come up when you do that??? Worthless.
So I tried to find a good discography listing Edison artists by name, but have so far been unsucessful. Anyone have a suggestion either for alternative names or a nice online resource? Or maybe you recognize the dapper guy on the left. You could cut a dollar steak with the crease on those trousers!
Ever so grateful for any help offered.
Perhaps new eyes (and databases) are available to help with this ongoing mystery.
Mucho danka for any assistance.
Assuming there is no time limit on solving mysteries... seven (!) years later, I went to an auction and found this pamphlet. Wouldn't have given it a second look except the author used his signature on the cover. Mystery solved!
Mr. Cox was well-known in his day as an author of aphorisms and bon mots in the first quarter of the 20th Century. Seems pretty well forgotten now, but you may have heard some of his quotes - like, for instance, this one:
"I am a great believer in luck. The harder I work, the more of it I seem to have."
Funny how these things work out....
A photo of the name/ note would be helpful.
scott
Didn't read your 2nd note closely enough-- congrats!
A photo of the note would still be nice to see.
scott
there was a photo of the inscription and sig, but to add the last two pics, something had to give, so....