I sent this to Andrew but neglected to send it to the list.... The machine serial number plate is SM 3435 and the mecanism bedplate is 3435 A1 and the stop is identical to the early adjustable one you have pictured. The case is oak. No side vents in the cabinet. I can not get at the back of the machine without moving several others so I can not tell you what the label on the back door reads.
On Sat, 23 Jun 2007 12:02:34 -0700, Peter Fraser wrote: >Hi - >Well, I heard back from Ron Dethlefson, and enclose his response below. >And here are the pictures of Andy's machine, plus some additional >oxidozed bronze hardware pix from Bruce Mercer: >http://homepage.mac.com/pjfraser/phono/PhotoAlbum233.html >the password is "pook2e" (no quotes). >For large-scale versions of the pix, use the slideshow button, or >single-click the individual shot in which you're interested. >Cheers, >Peter >pjfra...@alamedanet.net >> From: ronald dethlefson <r2d...@pacbell.net> >> Date: June 23, 2007 9:53:26 AM PDT >> To: Peter Fraser <pjfra...@mac.com> >> Subject: Re: pictures of the early a-250 >> >> Nephew, >> >> Yes, the stop mechanism shown is the first one. It's the same as >> on my A-250 #161. I've seen these mechanisms on #158 and #171. >> They probably were on the first 200 A250s manufactured in late >> 1912, according to Frow. A250s through #1200 were manufactured by >> March 1913, again according to Frow. The sound vents in the sides >> of the cabinets ended about #1200 too. I suspect that the stop >> mechanism was changed due to some patent issue. So much of the >> factory documentation was destroyed in the Dec. 1914 fire that the >> only way to document changes in Model A pnonographs is to look at >> the machines themselves. At least we now know that the first stop >> mechanism, was in use into the 1400 range of serial numbers. >> >> One other Model A tidbit. I've never seen a Model A 250 numbered >> lower than #109. This leads me to suspect that serial numbers >> began with 100. The highest Model A 250 serial number I've ever >> seen was in the mid-12,000 range of numbers. >> >> Regards, Uncle >> On Jun 22, 2007, at 11:58 PM, Peter Fraser wrote: >> >>> <Early_A_250_levers.jpg> >>> >>> Early_A_250_levers >>> >>> >>> <Later_A-250_controls.jpg> >>> >>> Later_A-250_controls >>> >>> >>> <A_250_bedplate_detail.jpg> >>> >>> A_250_bedplate_detail >>> >>> >>> -- Peter >>> pjfra...@mac.com >> >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
