Since Edison and S'dorf had an alliance established, it would seem to me that Spitdorf's patents would all have been laid at Edison's disposal. There had also been some sort of a tieup between Edison and Splitdorf in nearlier years. Splitdorf was a major supplier of magnetos to the automotive and aircraft engine builders. I have seen......somewhere the two names used together long before radios. I'd like to know more about it, but I have enough stuff to keep track of as it is.
I agree about the pictures in Ben Tongue's article. The later Edison cabinets were as handsome as some of the finest of other companies. > [Original Message] > From: Bruce Mercer <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 12/15/2006 2:33:16 PM > Subject: [Phono-L] Edison Radio/Phonograph Combinations...Dates > > I'm a little confused after reading some of the material on Ben's site. The > R-1, R2, C-1 and C-2 were introduced in Sept. or Oct. of 1928. Was there > some kind of access to Splitdorf's patents so these machines could be > manufactured and put on the market? The first C-2 I owned had all the > original paperwork with it including the warranty card completely filled in > with the date of 12/15/28, but the original owner never mailed it. Also some > Service Supplements are dated Jan. 17, 1929 concerning problems associated > with those models, hardly enough time for problems to be discovered unless > they had come out in 1928. I understand that the final sale of Splitdorf > did not occur until 1929. These above mentioned models used Splitdorf > electronics with possibley the design help of the Edison staff or Theodore > himself, since it was his own clever design for the pickup that played DD as > well as the Needle cuts. Did I miss something in reading and understanding > these dates? On the top of the scratch filters in both my C-1 and C-2 there > is a date written in red grease pencil OKing that particular motor board and > pickup unit. The C-2 was dated 1928 and the > C-1, Jan. 1929. > BTW, those color ads are spectacular and I'd like to publicly thank Ben for > making those and all the other information available to those of us that are > fascinated by the last products of Edison. > Best, > Bruce > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
