The Empress is a cabinet disc phonograph sold exclusively or principally by Layton Bros., Montreal that is known from advertisements in the Montreal Star from July 1918 through March 1921. The manufacturer and country of manufacture is presently unknown, although Canadian manufacture or assembly is likely.

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Montreal Star, July 11, 1918, p. 4.



Montreal Star, July 12, 1918, p. 12.



Montreal Star, November 9, 1918, p. 25.



Montreal Star, March 14, 1919, p. 26.



Montreal Star, June 2, 1919, p. 16.



Montreal Star, June 13, 1919, p. 21.



Montreal Star, September 29, 1919, p. 16.



Montreal Star, December 6, 1919, p. 33.



Montreal Star, March 3, 1920, p. 19.



Montreal Star, June 23, 1920, p. 19.



Montreal Star, March 10, 1921, p. 23.