[Ads-l] "vibe(s)" antedatings

[Ben Zimmer]

* "vibe(s)" = 'vibration(s)" (OED2 1967)

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https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113073155/no-vibes/
Pittsburgh Press, Nov. 14, 1930, p. 49, col. 3 (advt.)
STOP HUM and Vibration in your Radio Set with
NO VIBES
$1.00 per set
MONARCH ELECTRIC CO.
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https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113073640/no-vibes/
Pittsburgh Press, Nov. 1, 1939, p. 32, col. 3
STOP vibration in your Refrigerator with No-Vibes, 25c set.
MONARCH ELECTRIC. 411 WOOD ST.
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* "vibe(s)" = 'vibraphone' (OED2 1940)

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https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/30s/1936/BB-1936-02-08.pdf
Billboard, Feb. 8, 1936, p. 9, col. 1
Clarence Fuhrman turns in a swell job with his studio crew. Combo, reeds
and strings, handles itself melodiously, with Morris Spector rating a nod
for some fancy vibe work.
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https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/30s/1936/BB-1936-12-26.pdf
Billboard, Dec. 26, 1936, p. 42, col. 3
Lionel Hampton, who whammed the suitcase for Louis Armstrong in the old
days and is responsible for the vibe hammering that embellishes the more
recent Benny Goodman trio waxings, holds forth at this Harlemesque hotspot.
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https://archive.org/details/sim_down-beat_1937-03_4_3/page/32/mode/1up?q=vibes
Down Beat, Mar. 1937, p. 32, col. 5
Incidentally, the drummer, Raye Berger, beats out a fine original swing
chorus of Dinah on his new vibes.
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