Lot #67: Vintage Hamilton, Ontario Ephemera & Local History Lot – Mid-Century Acetate Choral, HSR

captivating window into the cultural and social history of Hamilton, Ontario with this multi-decade estate collection of local ephemera and vintage collectibles. This single-lot auction spans from the late 1950s to the early 1990s, offering an authentic archive perfect for local historians, regional collectors, or university archivists. early 1900s antique Canadian shellac • Vintage Acetate Recording Discs (Allan Audio Service, Hamilton): • Disc No. 7: Recorded Sunday, October 18, 1959. Features "The Lester Choraliers" performing Voices of Hamilton at CHML radio. • Disc No. 8: Recorded Sunday, March 26, 1961. Features a follow-up performance by "The Lester Choraliers" on CHML. • The McMaster Courier Newspaper (April 23, 1991): Vol. 10, No. 8. Features a prominent cover story on the Mills Memorial Library/Art Gallery project ("Tree-planting signifies new growth") with photos of university officials, alongside campus updates. • Vintage Theater Memorabilia: An authentic Hello, Dolly! vintage program from a Hamilton Theatre Inc. local production. • Vintage Hamilton Transit & Ticket Ephemera: • 4 original paper transit tickets from The Hamilton Street Railway Company. • 2 vintage admission/special event stubs (one marked 8 from 1951). Local History Books: Includes Hamilton: A Panorama of Our Past (50th Anniversary Edition) and The Grand Old Buildings of Hamilton, providing rich visual and textual records of the city's architectural legacy. • Historic Berliner Gram-O-Phone Co. (Montreal): Before the American Victor Talking Machine Co. fully centralized operations, the Berliner Gram-O-Phone company in Montreal, Quebec was a foundational pioneer of Canadian recorded music. This lot contains an incredible matching 5-disc stack of their early 1900s 10-inch 78 RPM plum/red label pressings. These are highly sought after by antique Canadian sound history archivists. • The Rare Welsh Traditional Folk Imports: This collection features a deeply specialized run of independent UK traditional imports on the Delysé and Qualiton labels (featuring David Lloyd, Richie Thomas, Idris Daniels, and Jack a Wil). Qualiton and Delysé were premier independent British labels active in the 1950s and 60s specializing in highly specific Welsh folk and choral recordings. They are exceptionally tough to find in North America and carry premium value for traditional folk music archivists. Pickup category timeslot {A}