Fieldwood Heritage Society

Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia


Montana Slim
Montgomery Ward M-7259

78rpm record

Monophonic

Made in the United States


Montana Slim, Montgomery Ward M-7259 78rpm record, The Last Ride Down Lariat Trail
(above) Side A: The Last Ride Down Lariat Trail [MW matrix M-7259A]
Montana Slim 78rpm record Montgomery Ward M-7259
(below) Side B: Broken Down Cowboy [MW matrix M-7259B]
Montana Slim, Montgomery Ward M-7259 78rpm record, Broken Down Cowboy
Library stock number A099

Montana Slim, Montgomery Ward M-7259 78rpm record
Montgomery Ward M-7259
Label diameter: 3 inches (7.5cm)
Record diameter: 10 inches (25.0cm)
Playing speed: 78.26 revolutions per minute


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Montgomery Ward

Montgomery Ward was a large retail company in the United States that sold thousands of items through its famous mail-order catalog. In the 1930s MW offered their own 78rpm records as part of their general catalog. MW did not manufacture the records it sold – they were recorded and pressed by Victor from Victor masters, assuring a high-quality product. The catalog numbers for MW records consist of the letter M followed by a four-digit number. These Montgomery Ward records are now quite rare.

In the 1960s, Wards began a long slow decline. The mail-order catalog was ended in 1985. In July 1997, Montgomery-Wards Holding Corporation and its subsidiaries declared bankruptcy. Wards emerged from bankruptcy court protection in August 1999 as a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Co. During that time, Wards closed about 100 locations and spent millions of dollars to renovate its remaining stores. In December 2000, a second bankruptcy triggered the closure of all 250 stores across the United States.







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