My Lady Dainty ( Bert Firman’s Dance Orchestra - 1929 ) May-Fair DeLuxe Model Gramophone.

London born Bert Firman became the musical director for Zonophone records in 1924, this recording he made of “My Lady Mary” from 1929 was one of over 750 tracks he recorded for them in the following five years. The record is playing on a May-Fair DeLuxe model portable gramophone . These machines were obtained from the Ardath tobacco company in the early 1030s in exchange for cigarette coupons !