Toward the end of the Standards Edison was very lax in model letter labeling. The Standard Model E that was often shipped with a Diamond B and No. 10 Cygnet horn was no different from the Model G Standard. Both had identical configurations and were locked into 4 minute only mode with no 2 minute gears. The very last out the door before outside horn machine production ended had either a G at the end of the serial or if a separate box on the patent plate for model had a G there. In one case the machine had a Gem patent plate with a Standard serial number with a G on the end. I would hazard a guess that less than 100 Standards were actually labeled G and the serials on all that I have seen, only 4 in 45 years of collecting, are at the very highest numbers. If you have a Model E Standard with Diamond B Reproducer and Cygnet Horn then you don't need to look for a G unless you are a real fanatic (like me). The photo in the book is my G... Confusion also is found with the ICS Standards in the last years. You will find them with the D X'd out, E X'd out, and F X'd out and a C stamped next to the old letter. At the factory they apparently just grabbed serial number plates and put them onto the 2 minute "C" Standards. Sometimes they didn't take off the old letter. Configurations of the D, E, F, and G were often "fuzzy." It is not uncommon to find one letter X'd out like an F then and E to the right. Serials were intermixed so delineation is not clear from them either. Why the very last Standards were finally stamped with a G after so much confusion is not known at this time. Best wishes to all, Al _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
