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Edison Diamond Disc Phonographs, 1912-1929, by G. Frow, history & photos, 300+ pages, 25.95 Get it before it goes out of print. Steve > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:11:17 -0500 > Subject: [Phono-L] Edison Diamond Disc > > Hi, > > I found a flat-record Edison phono which needs repair. I don't have any books > beyond the cylinder models, so I can't ID it specifically. But the Reiss book > mentions a number of Diamond Disc machines (only one photo). I assume that > this is one of those. It has the Edison label inside in black at the top and > a part of a paper label with the no. 18 on it on the side inside. Stamped > into the wood on the bottom inside is a 4 digit number. > > It is fairly plain, a square section on the right for the phono and horn (it > needs work on the mechanism which turns the horn from side to side, and the > front fabric section is a mess). There is a square section on the left behind > an ornate grid which held 24 records. The sign on it said "with records," but > no one was there to answer WHERE the records were...the section was empty. It > seems to have some type of diamond needle with an old-fashioned type of head > as on the cylinder phonos...as best I could tell. I could not lift up the > arm. The table does turn though. The grid over the records does resemble the > grid on the A-425 model shown in Reiss (The Compleat Talking Machine), but > without the cloth. > > I will call tomorrow to find out if there are indeed some records hidden > somewhere in some other place. > > **Can anyone give me an idea of what this machine is, what vintage? rarity? > What type of records did it take? Is it worth restoring? It is quite heavy, > although I could not figure out why! The phono part is not all that big. It > is basically an oblong cabinet on legs with 2 compartments: Phono with > built-in metal horn on the right; records on the left. > > Many thanks for any input! > > Ger > PS: Where might I find photos of the Diamond Disk machines?? > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
