Edison Phonograph Model No. C250

[colephonograph]

Hi everyone, my name is Scott Cole. I have what was my great grandmothers Edison phonograph. I think it’s the console
model because, it has the cabinet down below the internal horn, for the records to be stored. And yes I have her entire record collection along with it, Both the 78 rpm diamond discs, and the later hard plastic records.

The serial model is SM20555,
and It is Model No.C250

The last of the patent dates was March 11, 1913

And I’m trying to figure out when this particular
model left the Edison facilities in Orange, NJ

Was it a high priced model?
or was it a mid-range model?

Any clues will be much appreciated. Also if I need to show you photographs, which I do have, how would I put them on here to show you which one I have?

[lucius1958]

There's a free article on the Antique Phonograph Society website: "Edison C-250 and C-19 Monthly Production Estimates 1915-1925", by Francis W. Pratt. You may be able to get some decent info from there. Francis is also on the Talking Machine Forum, and would welcome entering your machine into the database.

The C-250 is an 'upright' phonograph: the 'console' version would have been named the CC-33 (iirc), and had record storage on either side of the horn. The C-250/C-19 was fairly high up in the model range, but still sold well. There were a number of more expensive models: some of the "Art Case" models cost nearly $1000.

- BillS