(above) Side A: When It's Roll-Call in the Bunkhouse [Bluebird matrix B-8548A]
Montana Slim 78rpm record Montgomery Ward M-8711
(below) Side B: I'll Get Mine Bye-and-Bye [Bluebird matrix B-8548B]
Library stock number A271
Fieldwood Heritage Society
Canning, Kings County, Nova Scotia
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This Montgomery Ward record was pressed from the same matrix as
RCA Victor Bluebird 78rpm record B-8548, Wilf Carter B-8548A: When It's Roll-Call in the Bunkhouse Tonight B-8548B: I'll Get Mine Bye-and-Bye |
| Wilf Carter's records |
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 MW 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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