can you give us photographic examples of items 1-3, please? i have one with a brass mandrel with s/n in the 2000s, but am uncertain what you're talking about on those items.
-- peter On Jun 17, 2006, at 1:19 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi, group - - > Rene Rondeau and I were comparing notes on early "Homes," > and if we > can pull together some additional information we might have enough > for an > article in "The Sound Box." In general, we're looking at 5 > characteristics: > > 1) Open ("skeletal") or closed top casting > 2) Weighted or non-weighted half-nut > 3) Presence or absence of lift lever support in front of top casting > 4) Brass or nickeled mandrel (2/4 min attachment should be noted) > 5) Serial number > > We're aware that variations within Edison models do not necessarily > follow > strict serial sequence. For instance, "Home" No. 7011 was observed > to have a > brass mandrel, yet "Home" No.4400 has what appears to be its > original nickeled > mandrel. The weighted half-nut, open frame, and cast lift lever > support are > seen inconsistently as well, but by collating the presence and > absence of these > features with "Home" monthly production figures, we hope to be able > to date > when these features were dropped to within a month or two. Success > will largely > depend upon the help we get from collectors willing to share > information with > us. > > If you own an Edison "Home" with a serial number of 10,000 or > below, PLEASE > take a moment to jot down its 5 characteristics as outlined above, > and send me > an email off list at [email protected]. I'll be happy to include > your name in > the acknowledgments unless you prefer anonymity. Thanks in advance > - - > George Paul > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
