Walcutt and Leeds

[1] The company recorded George J. Gaskin extensively, accompanied on piano by Frank P. Banta, who would become Edison's main accompanist in later years.

They also recorded many artists formerly associated with North American, like banjoist Vess Ossman, the Unique Quartette, Edward Clarance and Herbert Holcombe in addition to the "Greater New York Band".

American Graphophone sued Walcutt and Leeds in February 1897 and were granted an injunction in January 1898.

In August 1898, National began purchasing from Walcutt and Leeds instead, because the association with United States (who had illegally shipped phonographs to Great Britain) may have threatened the closure of the North American receivership.

National began manufacturing their own cylinders, and stopped ordering from Walcutt and Leeds in April 1899.