George Paul did research on these, I will be looking forward to his comments. Steve
> From: [email protected]> To: [email protected]> Date: Fri, 21 Dec > 2007 08:01:47 -0800> Subject: [Phono-L] interesting early Home on ebay> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190184970342> > nifty odd > details! and with luck, our Mr. Sefl will weigh in...> > -- peter> > [email protected]> _______________________________________________> > Phono-L mailing list> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Fri Dec 21 11:21:14 2007 From: [email protected] (Steven Medved) Date: Fri Dec 21 11:21:25 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] interesting early Home on ebay In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]><005e01c83af3$44a81830$6501a...@danslaptop> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> Hi Ron, It looks like someone lost the clips and replaced them with screws and the pin striping looks the wrong color and like it was painted differently in the corners. I have seen a suitcase home with the clips gone and the adjuster ground off with a set screw drilled and tapped in so it was like a new one. You are correct, a photo never is the same as meeting it in person. Steve 11:47:28 -0500> > Hmmm, > > Could that case have had an electric motor in it at one time? Could the> clips have been removed from the reproducer carriage once a C reproducer> without the arm was fitted? The adjusting screw that would have moved the> arm is missing. The shaver is missing too, if it ever had one. The holes> for it are there. To me the striping looks re-done, perhaps a long time> ago. I'd love to see this one up close and personal.> > Ron L> > -----Original Message-----> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On> Behalf Of Peter Fraser> Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 11:02 AM> To: Antique Phonograph List> Subject: [Phono-L] interesting early Home on ebay> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190184970342> > nifty odd details! and with luck, our Mr. Sefl will weigh in...> > -- peter> [email protected]> _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org> > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Fri Dec 21 15:49:50 2007 From: [email protected] ([email protected]) Date: Fri Dec 21 15:50:06 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] interesting early Home on ebay In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <005e01c83af3$44a81830$6501a...@danslaptop> <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]> With thanks to several of the members on this list who assisted me in my research, I'm happy to share my observations. What I find most interesting about "Home" No.902 is that a similar "Home" only eight serial numbers above it sold on eBay last month (11/28/07)! It had virtually all the same characteristics as this one - even some extra holes in the cabinet! As for No.902, it has definitely experienced the attentions of a "restorer."? As noted by others, the pinstripes are too wide, and lack authenticity in form (particularly where it is supposed to curve around the left rear corner of the mandrel) and incorrect corner decorations (I've never seen them below the straight edge before!). All that can be fixed, fortunately, along with the missing speaker clamps and adjusting screw. The motor is most interesting, but based on the single photo provided, few conclusions can be drawn. It's noteworthy that the winding gear is not shown. I suspect that it's no longer there, and the open "barrel" is the concoction of an imaginative repairman - that would help explain the counterclockwise winding. This too can be fixed with readily-available parts, as our friend George Vollema can attest. The good news is that this is an eminently restorable - and very early "Home." It's not the wonder-of-wonders depicted in the eBay write-up, but it doesn't need all that fol-de-rol either. It's No.902 for crying out loud - they don't get too much earlier than that. Someone has written to the seller, correctly dating this example to June 1897. It features a hemispherical weighted half-nut, which has not been found on "Homes" after No.1265 (August 1897).(Conventional half-nuts have been seen on "Homes" as early as No.138, No.158, and No.524.) It still retains its brass mandrel too. The cabinet looks nice - perhaps with a modern top-coat of some sort - and a good woodworker could repair the mysterious holes. Not a bad "project phonograph" at all - and when you're finished, you'll have one of the earliest "Homes" around! George Paul ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com From [email protected] Sat Dec 22 13:42:16 2007 From: [email protected] (michael funk) Date: Sat Dec 22 13:46:23 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] looking for Edison s 19 key Message-ID: <000601c844e3$85854db0$6401a...@your4dacd0ea75> I am looking for an Edison S-19 key-if it makes a difference I need the later Sheraton model key - new or old. Thanks in advance for any help and suggestions. Suellen Funk
