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Post by phonogfp on Jan 21, 2017 13:47:58 GMT -5
According to original Edison sales data, Gem No.222711 left the factory about March 1907.
George P.
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Post by billcahill on Jan 24, 2017 0:33:19 GMT -5
Sorry I'm late coming in. I need pictures to see what you have got. On the other machine, Columbia held all the patents on Open Mandrel machines, even though they were pretty much out of cylinder players. They wouldn't sell the patent right to Edison. New York Was the only state it didn't cover. Edison finally made the first open ended mandrel machines in 1908. The model C Standard was originally a two min. machine. Most were ICS machines. I'm rebuilding a regular model C Standard almost from scratch.The dealers had stripped it of all usable parts. Mine has the frozen mandrel, and, a wrecked feed screw. I hate to see rare machines like this destroyed. I'm just finishing my modekl E Esison standard. The dealers were starting to strip parts. I purchased it. I have the original Edison Standard blue horn with flowers in front of horn. I have a Model N reproducer on it. One gear on feedscrew had bent teeth. I straightened. Mandrel had been pounded in all ways and, damage was done. I worked on it for two months working on that. Motor has very little wear, and, top gears none. But plating on mandrel isn't great. But, It plays great. Oh, sorry. I am hogging your post. sorry. Pictures would help me a lot in determining age. Bill Cahill
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