Lakeside was Montgomery Ward's house brand. The phonograph depicted here was manufactured by the U-S Talking Machine Company of Cleveland, Ohio. Note the similarities of the upperworks to the U-S Rex. Other models of U-S origin have also appeared branded as Lakesides.
For more information on department store machines, see our article Mail Order Mysteries.
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