Yes - - less than half the diameter of the Graphophone's diaphragm. George P.
-----Original Message----- From: Jim Nichol <[email protected]> To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 10:24 am Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What is this? So the Ruby Point is much smaller than a reproducers diaphragm? I can't get any idea of size from the picture. Jim On Mar 28, 2010, at 10:10 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > The "Ruby Point" was a replacement cup & stylus meant for a > Graphophone > reproducer. The owner would remove the original metal > stylus arm, cement > the "Ruby Point" into place on the diaphragm, and > enjoy the results. An ad > in the June 1900 issue of The Phonoscope > claimed, > > "Sells Like Hot Cakes. Only $1.00. Increases the volume 50 per > cent. > Eliminates all blast; sweetens the tone. By far the greatest > improvement > ever made for the Graphophone. Consists of a glass base > with hard > composition tip. No trouble to sell this point. Needs > only to be shown to > effect a sale. Adjusted to your reproducer for > $1.00. LIBERAL TRADE > DISCOUNT. Beware of all metal imitations, > with the point set in, they lack > the brilliancy in reproduction > which so distinguishes the Ruby Point." > > > It's interesting that the Penn Phonograph Company should have warned > > against use of "metal imitations, with the point set in" (alluding > to > Hawthorne & Sheble's "Aluminum Disc"), and then introduce a > similar model > as seen in the eBay listing. The earlier "Ruby Point" > model with glass > base is shown in Antique Phonograph Accessories & > Contraptions on page 72, > Fig. 2-24. > > George P. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Nichol <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Mar 28, 2010 9:09 am > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What is this? > > > So what is it? > > Jim > > On Mar 27, 2010, at 11:53 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> >> This is the "Ruby Point", invented by Jay Warren Moyer and sold by >> > the >> Penn Phonograph Company in 1900 for $1. Unfortunately, the >> disc > is >> missing its red stylus. Neat little item - and in a >> Hawthorne & > Sheble >> "Aluminum Disc" box which originally housed a >> similar item. >> >> George P. > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
