Post by lucius1958 on Apr 28, 2018 23:08:07 GMT -5
I had thought that I was done collecting machines, and would concentrate on records: I had said as much to a doctor of mine earlier this week.
However, the gods must have heard this, and put temptation in my way. As I drove home, I stopped in at an antiques center on the route. In one of the booths downstairs, I spotted a curious tinplate phonograph: obviously a Columbia, but a model I had never seen before. The price was quite low, and I debated whether I should pick it up that day: a coin toss said no, and I left with only a nice Gold Moulded cylinder I found.
However, I was still curious about the machine; so I gave a description of it to the TMF. A reply suggested that it might be a Europa: an inexpensive model imported from Germany in 1914, the manufacture of which was soon discontinued when the war broke out: a fairly rare machine, by most opinions. (There is a much rarer, outside horn version, though). So, a couple of days later, I headed back to the shop and picked it up. Here it is, as found:
At the moment, the machine is mostly disassembled, cleaned, and polished. My next task is to check the mainspring and reproducer, and deal with those.
BillS
However, the gods must have heard this, and put temptation in my way. As I drove home, I stopped in at an antiques center on the route. In one of the booths downstairs, I spotted a curious tinplate phonograph: obviously a Columbia, but a model I had never seen before. The price was quite low, and I debated whether I should pick it up that day: a coin toss said no, and I left with only a nice Gold Moulded cylinder I found.
However, I was still curious about the machine; so I gave a description of it to the TMF. A reply suggested that it might be a Europa: an inexpensive model imported from Germany in 1914, the manufacture of which was soon discontinued when the war broke out: a fairly rare machine, by most opinions. (There is a much rarer, outside horn version, though). So, a couple of days later, I headed back to the shop and picked it up. Here it is, as found:
At the moment, the machine is mostly disassembled, cleaned, and polished. My next task is to check the mainspring and reproducer, and deal with those.
BillS
