Previous Page: He described how molten shellac would spread more evenly by placing grooves on both side of a disc record. After he had received a patent for his idea in 1904, he then sold half of his interest to an individual by the name of Mr. F. M. Prescott who went one to create an establishment for both of them in Europe and the U.S.A. On these double sided discs were pictures of an Indian smoking a peace pipe! "Indian smoking a peace pipe indeed!!" Oh good gosh! Whatever was Mr. F. M. Prescott thinking of? Maybe Mr. F. M. Prescott had his sights set upon creating an impression on the American Indians hoping that they will patronized him! On the contrary, that picture did not make any difference to the Victor Company because they bought out the U S rights even though in Europe the patent had gone through a bout of legal technicalities. In the meantime Columbia Records were eying up the situation of double sided disc. Columbia became interested and tried to use the same technique as the Victor Record Company in making double sided records but was threatened with legal action. Nevertheless, Columbia did not let the legal threat perturb them from their goal as they tried to market two-sided discs in 1908. The Victor Record Company immediately sued Columbia. | 
