Hi Mario, The Gem C has decals like this and the Gem decal on the front and Edison made model B C and D's at the same time which is why you will see some home B's with the decal like the D's, Edison never wasted he used up all of his stocks. I believe it could have been a mistake. The R and S reproducer shared serial numbers as did the O and N, but I have found some of these with the wrong serial numbers such as N-56 31104 with a R&S serial number. Instead of putting the adapter on it and making it an S it became an N-56. Steve
> Hi Folks,> > Just saw this Maroon Gem on eBay:> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160034207544&indexURL=4&photoDisplayType=2#ebayphotohosting> > > Whilst the pictures don't show it too clearly the "GEM" decal on the body > looks original but I don't recall seeing this decal on a Maroon Gem before > (only on the black gems). I'm sure all the Maroon gems I've seen had the > "Edison" decal on the body.........Transition? > > Cheers,> Mario> > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> > [email protected]> > Phono-L Archive> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/> > Support Phono-L> > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank From [email protected] Mon Oct 2 08:48:56 2006 From: [email protected] (Andrew Baron) Date: Sun Dec 24 13:11:56 2006 Subject: [Phono-L] Scarce Edison radio Message-ID: <[email protected]> Slightly off topic, but of potential interest to Edison collectors, a seldom seen Edison R-6 Radio is on eBay. The only one of these I've seen in person is (or was) at the Menlo Park museum (original Menlo Park laboratory site in NJ). A few years ago when I visited there I was able to get their R-6 working for them. That was during the very beginning stages of the reorganization when Jack Stanley began taking down things that didn't really belong (such as a poster sized photo of the reproduction laboratory at Greenfield Village). I assume that the R-6 was marketed in late 1930 and/or '31, which I believe would make it the last Edison radio model marketed during Edison's life, and the last of the Edison radio line. It had a dial arrangement similar to the 1929 Light-O-Matic. If anyone has any further information on the history of this model, I'd be most interested to hear about it. On eBay, see: Old Thomas Edison 1930s console Radio not phonograph Beautiful condition WORKS and plays great! No reserve! Item number: 280034245207 Regards, Andy
