So how do you know for sure? You don't but you have an idea. Hello George P,
I see if they match what I have recorded and I have an idea, often vague, but
an idea so that if the serial numbers are way off I know. For example a
suitcase standard with a serial number in the teens and a standard speaker in
the teens, I know that did not come original. The B to K reproducers share
serial numbers and I know about when the C, D, H, and K joined in. The first K
weight is different and only says Combination K on it. The recessed tops also
share serial numbers. You have raised another good point, families that swear
the machine is all original when it is not. On eBay I saw a Model K reproducer
'that was taken from the basement, all original, Granny owned it'. The weight
was a reproduction. What is really bothersome is the standard speaker with
automatic recorder parts mixed. Sometimes I can tell as the early and later
recessed to reproducers have the centering pin for the t
op part, but even the pins are different in diameter. Steve
> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> From: gpaul2...@aol.com
> Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:11:38 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Any idea around what serial number the banner Home
> case was dropped?
>
> Steve,
>
>
> I've seen Home No.55. I didn't note what type of reproducer was on it, or
> other Homes during the "suitcase" research, because there's no way to know if
> they're the original reproducers.
>
>
> I've had collectors state that certain machines were all original - just as
> sold - but then it turns out the machine had already gone through the hands
> of 3 or 4 other collectors. So how do you know for sure? Even when
> purchased from the family of the original owner - who swear as they lead you
> to the attic that the machine has been "untouched" - we so often find obvious
> evidence to the contrary. Even 110 years ago, an Edison owner could exchange
> his "Automatic" or "Standard Speaker" for a Model C, and we've all seen
> evidence of this.
>
>
> George P.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steven Medved <steve_nor...@msn.com>
> To: phono-l <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
> Sent: Sun, Dec 16, 2012 9:17 am
> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Any idea around what serial number the banner Home
> case was dropped?
>
>
>
> Hello George P, What is the lowest serial number home you have seen, do you
> know
> the reproducer type and serial number? Thanks for the research and all the
> answers. Steve
> > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org
> > From: gpaul2...@aol.com
> > Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:59:23 -0500
> > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Any idea around what serial number the banner Home
> > case
> was dropped?
> >
> > I know - - I was just being a smart ass. The Edison Phonograph Monthly
> announced the end of the banner decals on all models in the September 1906
> issue. Taking into account the set-up for that issue occurring in August,
> about
> the closest I can estimate is that the Home lost the banner decal around
> serial
> No.210,000 or a bit earlier depending on how long the change had been in
> effect
> when it was announced in the EPM that "...all models are now being sent
> out..."
> with the new decal. A safe range would probably be between 205,000 and
> 210,000.
> >
> >
> > George P.
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Steven Medved <steve_nor...@msn.com>
> > To: phono-l <phono-l@oldcrank.org>; phonolist <phonol...@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Sat, Dec 15, 2012 10:25 pm
> > Subject: [Phono-L] Any idea around what serial number the banner Home case
> > was
> dropped?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > That is what I meant to ask. I wish I could afford an editor. Steve
> >
>
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