METEOR
This scarce label was produced for the Meteor Motor Car Company of Piqua, Ohio. According to the 1917 Talking Machine World Trade Directory, the Meteor Motor Car Company marketed a single phonograph model. At the time, TMW did not mention Meteor records (which probably were not introduced until the early 1920s), nor did it offer any explanation of why an automobile company was also dealing in phonographs.

The Meteor label drew on masters from several loosely affiliated sources, including the Arto Company, the Clarion Record Company, Jones Recording Laboratories, and the Lyraphone Company (Lyric). All known issues use material previously issued on their suppliers’ regular releases. The specimen pictured above was pressed from Earle W. Jones' 41000-series masters, and the Arto patent notice at the bottom of the label has been struck over. Meteor adopted the unusual convention of also citing reverse-side titles and master numbers on each label. Although Meteor termed itself "The Star of the Talking Machine World," the label apparently survived for a year or less. (from and more http://www.mainspringpress.com/lom1000.html)