Terry Bond Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 (edited) Long-time collector of early auto related sheet music. The graphic images are what appeals to me, and of course there are a lot of car specific songs too. I've periodically come across other collectors, a few looking for specific items like gas and oil related, or Ford/Chevy related. Everybody has a few interesting items it seems. I've got a new collector excited now about collecting to a theme - ladies and the automobile. Who else has some-post some photos to share. Terry Edited June 13, 2020 by Terry Bond (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Terry a few years ago I stopped by your flea market space at Hershey to purchase several auto related items of sheet music on set up day. After visiting with you i wandered down a couple of spots and stopped to talk to a gentleman selling misc advertising. After talking for a few minutes I asked "what do you have under the table". He replied "what males you think I have anything under the table?" My reply was "everyone has something of value under their table." Pam and I collected Art Glass all over the world prior to 9/11 and quality dealers always had something they were holding back to show to a preferred customer. He related he was a fireman somewhere in Main. An old fire station in his town had been abandoned for over 40 years and was to be demolished, On a whim he went up in the attic and found 4 posters with multiple fire scenes advertising a fire school in 1916. They were 24 by 36 in and upon inspection they were stone lithography consisting of 6 stones (colors). I asked him to set a price which he did. I tried to buy all four but he insisted on keeping one so i bought three. Unfortunately I lost the photos in a hard drive failure several years ago so I can't post them. I sold one on ebay for 3K and still have the other two in my storage facility. Slated to go to the AACA when Covid 19 gets me. Terry you are the collector we all look up too. Keep posting !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 I sure do remember you starting your music collection at Hershey. Hopefully we'll be back again next year to keep on collecting. Those posters sound fabulous and when you get around to taking photos be sure to send me an email or post here for everyone to enjoy. I'll keep posting stuff as long as it's being enjoyed and stirring up interest in collecting. It has been very enjoyable over the years, especially when I was active duty USN. It kept me involved with antique cars even when I was stationed in places where I couldn't really do much. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Here are a few more favorites ( I've got a lot of favorites if you've not already noticed!). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auburnseeker Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) Some great images. Many of those would look great framed up. If they were metal signs with those graphics you would be a millionaire. Edited June 18, 2020 by auburnseeker (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 I do have a number of them framed, lining the walls on the stairs going up to my office. Wish I had more wall space though. I have seen some T shirts made with sheet music images, but no signs (yet). I guess it's only a matter of time until someone starts making them. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick Regal GS Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 (edited) rescued this from the thrash at work anybody see one of these? i dont have a record player so dont know what it sounds like Edited November 26, 2020 by Buick Regal GS (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 On 11/25/2020 at 7:49 PM, Buick Regal GS said: rescued this from the thrash at work anybody see one of these? i dont have a record player so dont know what it sounds like Is that a record, or a video disk. I think video disk. I was calling on Buick dealers in the '80's and I do not remember selling any audio records, but... Buick & GM had dealers buy video disk players which was a modern at the time like an over size CD in today's terminology. Looking at the side 1 & side 2, I would say that it is a video disk. Customer would come in to look at a car and the salesman could Que up the disk for that model and let the customer watch all the information on the car. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buick Regal GS Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 i saw another one sunday at a antique mall in Toledo but didnt buy it music was all classical music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt G Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Despite this looking like just a advertising sheet for Checker cabs it is really a piece of sheet music. inside are four pages of lyrics and music notes " No mat ter where you go - Call a Check-er, A Check-er Cab, Cab" It seems to be a product of the Checker Cab Co. in conjunction with radio station WOR of New York City ( which for years was a major radio station when those actually had live broadcasts and live commentators) the back page of the sheet music has profile color photos of four of their cabs that were in use and state " Always look for the Checker Border to identify genuine Checker Cabs - except those operated by Yellow Taxi Corporation" Yellow cabs built their own cabs as well and in the 1920s had screw on hubcaps that said in raised letters 'Yellow '. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted August 18, 2022 Author Share Posted August 18, 2022 Well, I've heard the adage "all good things in time" but never would have believed I'd have found this piece of sheet music! Been searching for nearly 20 years! Years ago one showed up for sale in an auction but I was outbid. It's dated 1898 and is in amazing condition. It was pretty high on my "most wanted" list so am thrilled to add it to the collection. Terry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 Well, the collection continues to grow. I was contacted a while back by a sheet music collector who was helping to break up a very large and old collection. His interest fortunately was not automotive, so I was given the chance to obtain a number of items I did not have - including some early pieces I'd never seen before. Here are a few goodies that I've recently added. There are two Ford related pieces here that have been on my "want list" a long time, as well as a super nice Pontiac piece. I knew of it, and had watched a copy slip through my grasp at an auction, but this one is really pristine. It's almost like a piece of automotive literature. I really enjoy this stuff, just wish I could play the piano and carry a tune! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAKerry Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Great stuff Terry, I attended your seminar at the convention and enjoyed it very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Great artwork on so many pieces. This piece, of course, is my favorite. While the artwork is not very colorful, I love the title, and especially the car, as it is like the Packard my dad bought in 1974 and left to me and my brothers. The artist used an original Packard factory photo and flipped it. Note the exhaust coming out the left side of the car instead of the right. I found two of these pieces of sheet music about two years ago, immediately after discovering they even existed. Have not seen another one come up since. What makes it especially interesting to me is that the original owner of our car took it to Switzerland, and the scene on the cover of this piece looks as though it depicts the Alps. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Peterson Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 Keep an eye out for Terry's article on sheet music in the upcoming May/June issue of Antique Automobile. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 (edited) That's one of my favorites also West. The Boat-tailed Packard is very well done. Hard to identify most cars illustrated on them so when you know and can relate to the car-even better. Here's another one recently acquired- French and I'm pretty sure the car is a De Dion Bouton. The music is dated 1904. Hard to imagine it's lasted so long in such nice condition. Terry Edited March 25, 2023 by Terry Bond (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 We thought you might enjoy seeing what we did with this very nice original piece of sheet music about 30 years ago. It is copyrighted 1913. Had not seen this before we got it and have never seen one like it since. Picked this up in an antique shop on the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin in the late 1980's. I have always loved the colors and that car looks like it's doin' 90 miles an hour just setting there. Terry and Barbara Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Members #947918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 Nicely framed sheet music is true artwork and makes a great wall hanger for any car enthusiast. I've got a couple dozen in the stair wall going upstairs in the house and a few more out in the barn. The piece you have is actually quite common. It's one of the most often seen on evil bay. In its time it was a really popular song. Keep on collecting. Remember, three = a collection! Terry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 Early speed traps! Sometimes it was a policeman using a pocket watch. This piece was published in the UK about 1906-8 time frame, after the infamous "red flag" law was repealed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 Sheet Music article in Antique Automobile Magazine - For those who've sent me comments about the article I contributed to the current issue of Antique Automobile Magazine - many thanks for the kind words. I've not received my issue yet but got to see the proof. there is a team in Hershey that really helped make the article look great that deserves the thanks also.. West Peterson, Matt Hocker, and Jen Wolfe all had a hand in the finished product. Special thanks to Matt for tying in his great research on the "Merry Oldsmobile" song. I really enjoyed sharing a part of my collection(s). Hardest part was selecting just a few images. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Terry, I got my Antique Automobile magazine this afternoon. All that I can say is WOW! what an article. As you mentioned in the article, it really would be great to know just how many different auto-related songs there actually were back in those days. You really did a great job. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACALife Member #947918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod P Posted May 18, 2023 Share Posted May 18, 2023 (edited) Here is one that amuses me from 1924. And if you wondered how it sounds, here is a 2009 version. Thanks, Rod. Edited May 18, 2023 by Rod P (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroPetro Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted June 13, 2023 Author Share Posted June 13, 2023 That's a great piece! looks like it's in fantastic condition too. Suitable for framing! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Guy Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 Here is one for the Moon Motor Car Company.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted June 29, 2023 Author Share Posted June 29, 2023 54 minutes ago, Moon Guy said: Here is one for the Moon Motor Car Company.... Yours? Knew you were looking for one. If you've got it congrats. It's a rare itm. Took me years to find mine. You have fantastic cars too. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Guy Posted June 29, 2023 Share Posted June 29, 2023 No, I just have a photo copy. Still looking for the original sheet music for Our New Moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share Posted June 30, 2023 3 hours ago, Moon Guy said: No, I just have a photo copy. Still looking for the original sheet music for Our New Moon. Will keep trying to find one for you. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 I'm thrilled with this recent discovery - another pre 1900 item! It's from France and was written to honor Gustave Rivas, Director General of the International Automobile Exposition in Paris in 1898. That event is recognized by many as the first automobile exposition in Paris, and one of the first in Europe. It was probably available for the first time at that event, then later sold in some shops in Paris. It's amazing it has survived in such great condition for that length of time. I'm in the process of revising my collection inventory and taking a closer look at some of the information printed on the music. Lots of history yet to come from these wonderful pieces of the past. Terry 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted January 12 Author Share Posted January 12 A couple of other interesting pieces to enjoy. These are a bit later but still were printed at a time when people were making fun of the automobile and those crazy motorists. Enjoy. Terry 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted January 13 Author Share Posted January 13 While going through my inventory update project I began to wonder how many had "Chauffeur" in the title. Here are a few Terry 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 This is an interesting piece from 1904. It's "Dedicated to the Oldsmobile Company." Pictured on the cover is a 1904 French front Oldsmobile. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted January 16 Author Share Posted January 16 Here is a real neat piece - it's a cross-over item that appeals to a variety of interests, especially those who collect Uncle Sam or patriotic items. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted February 29 Author Share Posted February 29 Sorting through a few recently acquired and thought I'd post a few pictures of some good ones. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Bond Posted March 4 Author Share Posted March 4 Here is another new addition to my collection. It's a Mexican piece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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