Subject: 1920 Amberola 30 Questions..An Enigma.

[nefaurora]

Subject: 1920 Amberola 30 Questions..An Enigma.


Got a few questions. About three years ago, I picked up a nice Amberola 30 from the Orlando phonograph show.

I've been doing some cleaning on it, and noticed the markings on the bedplate in the below pic. I'm trying to narrow down exactly what they are. Need some help on this from others that can verify what they are.

This phonograph also unusually came with a rare written history of this machine which I usually never get with the majority of machines that I come in contact with. I believe it to be all original. It even came with written documentation which I never get with a machine, but this one came with it. It was bought by a man for his daughter in September 1920 and had stayed with the same family ever since until it was sold to the dealer who in turn sold it to me.

Serial# of this Amberola machine: Serial# SM-167342

Markings on Bedplate (See Photo Below) are:

1. Metal "Scribed" stenciling of "134600" or "B4600" Even with a magnifier, It's hard to make out the first letters/numbers in upper left of photo.

2. Stamped with Number# 36711 on the middle right side and a huge "B" right below it on bedplate. - Usually, I would think that this was a Serial Number, but I am not so sure on this machine.


I need the advice of some Edison Pros that know for sure what the stamped numbers and the "B" on the bedplate mean. I also have no idea what the metal stenciled numbers in the upper right mean either.

Anyone got any ideas?

I'd like to know for sure.

Does anyone's Amberola 30 ID Dataplate Serial# number match up with what is stamped under their Amberola 30 Bedplate? I have another older Amberola 30 from about 1916-1917 that I will take apart next week. I am dying to know if the dataplate serial number on that one matches up with what is stamped underneath the bedplate. I guess that I will find out that one next week...lol...

Here's a link to the photo...Also, Please download and explode the pic for higher resolution. Thanks.


i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj91/NEFaurora/1920Amberola30Markings.jpg





Thanks guys,

I can't wait to see the responses on this one.

All the best,

Tony K.
Melbourne, FL

[nefaurora]

Someone on another forum mentioned that the "goop" of excess material on the top right of the bedplate has the original serial number underneath it. Has anyone ever experienced this? I am not going to scrape it away as this original bedplate is mint, but if I knew for sure that the original serial number was there, I just might. What do you think?

Does anyone have any beat-on Amberola 30 bedplates lying around so we can compare markings?

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Tony K. ([e-mail])
Melbourne, FL

[nefaurora]

Wow, Noone will even take a stab at this question...I am shocked!

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Tony K.

[jeeprod]

I would take mine apart, but I hate hooking up that darn horn spring again!