Hi As I recall, this is the Pathe No.1, known in England as the New Perfecta. This was the first foreign machine I owned, purchased from Tim Fabrizio in the mid 1980s. I still have the letter from him describing it! He was and is a great resource. I love how it stores upside down in the cabinet. The other cool thing about it is that it, as many phonos from continental Europe are, is made of walnut. Pathe were obviously close copies of Columbia machines, and well done. They began marketing cylinder machines and records around 1894 or 1895. I am not sure about the machines, but their cylinders were phased out around 1909 or so, when they went heavy into the disc business. This folding horn suspension system is unique to Pathe machines, along with the other suspension system made of bent wire, basically, and called the Verite system. This one, consisting of a folding support bar between two folding arms, was called the Orpheus, if I recall. Tim? Very nice machine. John Robles
--- On Sat, 11/20/10, Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> wrote: From: Vinyl Visions <vinyl.visi...@live.com> Subject: [Phono-L] Pathe Cylinder Machine To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Date: Saturday, November 20, 2010, 7:10 PM I bought this machine two years ago and just wondered if anyone knows what model it is and timeframe of manufacture. It plays both standard size and salon size cylinders. It is in fabulous condition, the picture makes it look like it has a square spot on the front. That is the original decal and the finish is almost perfect. I bought it because of the unusual horn carriage and the fact that the works flip over and store inside the box, which then looks like a jewelry box with a brass handle on top. Here is the picture: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=170190476338923&saved#!/photo.php?fbid=130673463639224&set=a.130672523639318.12387.130658956974008 _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
