Thanks John for posting these photos. We don't see very many A-200's. That certainly is an unusual start/stop lever. It's very similar in some respects to the one on my early A-250, and very different from the one on a later (pre-standardization) A-250 I once had. It appears to in principle to be the same as the one on my earlier A-250 (serial #1429), except for the step-down and extending under the platter.
Interesting to see the mute ball. If I remember, Frow noted that this feature wasn't employed until November 1914, and of course the factory fire that ended the early DD era (with all of its interesting variations) was just a few weeks later. It would be good to verify if this November date is accurate. My later A-250 also had a mute ball with vertical lever (rather than horizontal, as on the 1915 and later DD phonographs. If you don't mind sharing it, what's the serial number on your A-200? (If you'd rather not, no problem). Has anyone else seen this step-down start/stop arrangement? Andy Baron Santa Fe On Aug 15, 2011, at 11:30 AM, john robles wrote: > Here is the link to the pics. > John > http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/Edison%20A-200/ > > > > ________________________________ > From: Andrew Baron <[email protected]> > To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2011 7:50 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] 2011 CAPS show > > Hi John ~ > > Let us know when you've posted photos of that A-200 start/stop lever detail. > I'm aware of two variants (three if you count the post December 1915 > "standardized" DD machines). > > Can't believe that maroon Gem going for that price. Seller must have been > having a very slow time of it. Nice ones with original paint horns that are > decent seem to still command around $2K on eBay, and gear covers can be > repainted and striped if they're that far gone. > > Andy Baron > Santa Fe > > On Aug 15, 2011, at 7:54 AM, john robles wrote: > >> Got back from the CAPS show yesterday, saw some of you there. I thought it >> was a good show, in my opinion better than last year in spite of the >> economy. Of course the economy did make itself known by the softening of >> prices and some of the deals I saw, such as a decent maroon Gem with a very >> nice horn that sold for $550. Some paint missing from the gear cover, but a >> very passable machine, and the paint on the bell of the horn was exquisite >> and original. I purchased a Vic II humpback, a Columbia BE "Leader" >> cylinder phonograph and a beautiful Edison A-200 Queen Anne Diamond Disc >> phonograph for what I considered a real bargain price. The original cloth is >> in tatters, bu the machine has a mahogany grained horn so I am not sure I >> will replace the cloth. The horn is the two piece type of the early DD >> machines, and the bedplate is brown enamel with gold scroll decorations in >> the corners. It also has an unusual start/stop mechanism, unlike any other >> DD. I >> will upload photos. >> There were a variety of nice machines at the show, Vic VIs, Operas, etc. >> Here is a link to a sampling of the phonos available. >> http://s197.photobucket.com/albums/aa39/john9ten/CAPS%202011/ >> John Robles >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org >> > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
