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Post by ja123941 on Oct 26, 2012 3:30:41 GMT -5
Hello all, I've had this phonograph since 1977. My mother said she picked it up while traveling through N.Carolina many years before that. Time to sell and let someone else enjoy. Can anyone help with the model and approx resale value? Also curious about the crane mount as I have not been able to find any pics of phonographs with that bracket. Thanks for any help? Jeff Attachments:
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Post by ja123941 on Oct 26, 2012 3:32:27 GMT -5
Here's an additional pic. Thanks, Jeff Attachments:
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Post by ja123941 on Oct 26, 2012 3:33:46 GMT -5
And one more pic. Thanks, Jeff Attachments:
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Post by gibsonj on Oct 26, 2012 7:52:56 GMT -5
Jeff
You have an Edison Home model, equiped with switchable gearing to enable playing both 2 minute and 4 minute cylinders. Appears to have a Diamond B reproducer, however, which was intended for 4 minute Blue Amberol records.
Regretfully, someone has mounted a crane bracket for a cygnet horn on the front of the machine, which is incorrect. Cygnet horn brackets were mounted on the rear of Home cabinets. The horn in your picture is a Morning Glory horn, which uses a crane designed to attach to the front of the cabinet. It typically has a footpiece, which is positioned under the cabinet, and a clip, which slides into a slot in the bedframe. Can't really tell from your photo, but the crane part you have may be the upper section of a typical Morning Glory crane.
Hope this helps you.
John
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Post by maroongem on Oct 28, 2012 9:48:28 GMT -5
The good news is that someone can make this right by obtaining the correct 2 piece crane sections, cygnet horn, rubber connector and suspension unit. You have the correct vertical carriage for this already. They will have to move the bracket to the rear as John mentioned and then they will have to mask the holes in the front with wood dough and some creative coloring which can be done, or get the correct empty cabinet which do show up on ePay quite often. They can get the horn, crane sections and suspension spring as reproductions or they can look for original pieces which can be costly.
The carriage you have will also accept the Mod. O Reproducer which was for the 2 & 4M wax cylinders as it employed sapphire styli.
Hard to give a value as it has been incorrectly assembled to a non-original style.
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