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Post by collector60490 on Apr 25, 2017 16:14:30 GMT -5
I recently purchased a lot of 160 Amberols for my Edison players (It was a steal because they were inside a cabinet made to hold that many! The guy threw in the cylinders for free!) and the lot included 31 black wax (?) cylinders. These are VERY fragile, unlike the blue Amberols that can take a beating, relatively speaking. Not all of them have the Edison trade mark, and those that don't, look the same, but they have no numbers on them, just titles... and at the top, inside there is a metal ring. My question is..what are these? And who made them? Any ideas? These are all 4 minute cylinders and are marks 4M on the labels, but they do not have a manufacturers name.... Many thanks in advance!
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Post by phonogfp on Apr 25, 2017 21:05:37 GMT -5
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Post by lucius1958 on Apr 26, 2017 3:23:50 GMT -5
As I recollect, all wax Amberols should have a "4M" prefix before the catalog number.
I have never encountered Indestructibles without a catalog number on them: do you have any photos?
BillS
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Post by collector60490 on Apr 26, 2017 15:34:54 GMT -5
I'll try to get photos this weekend and post here. I don't have any right now... I was wondering because of the lack of the Edison trade mark... they DO all have the 4M note before the titles...
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Post by lucius1958 on Apr 27, 2017 3:43:06 GMT -5
A brief search of wax Amberols in my collection reveals that all of them bear the Edison signature.
Are you certain these are wax cylinders?
BillS
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Post by nefaurora on May 10, 2017 17:19:43 GMT -5
The kicker is that he says that there are Metal Rings.... Then they have to be Indestructibles. If that is the case, They are a lot stronger than he thinks! Pics would help!!  ) Tony K. Edison Collector/Restorer |
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