Hello Curt, Edison-Bell Consolidated Phonograph Company, Ltd This London-based
company was formed in London during March 1898, as a reconstruction of the
Edison-Bell Phonograph Corporation, Ltd., itself the successor to the Edison
United Phonograph Company. Until 1903 Edison-Bell purchased its phonographs
from the Edison Phonograph Works, but strained relations led Edison to deal
directly in Britain under the National Phonograph Company, Ltd. In 1909
Edison-Bell went into receivership. Its assets were later purchased by James E.
Hough, who reorganized the company as J.E. Hough, Ltd. According to this
Edison sold machines in England after 1903. The Edison Model B came out in
October 1905 in the US or December 1905 in England. If you give me the C
serial number I will have an idea of the year the C was made. I do know the
Edison Bell machines were diffent as was the Edison Bell Model C copy New
Model. With the horn the spun aluminum one is European and is found on the E
dison Bell Gem so I THINK it would have been shipped without the horn and one
added in England, but I do not know. I wonder if the blue and green cygnet
horns in Austraila were made by Edison? Edison did not have the large horns
until 1907 when he had the Tea Tray Company make horns for him with Edison
decals and black piant. So any Edison phonograph sold before the Edison
decalled TCT horns that have a large horn would have one from another company.
Steve
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> To: [email protected]
> Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:37 -0500
> Subject: [Phono-L] Edison GEM Model B 1903
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> I recently acquired a GEM in fantastic condition - 90-95%, in good working
> order and correct "C" reproducer. The story that I was told is this: It came
> from a family who apparently moved from London to North Carolina. It has the
> typical GEM ID tag, not Edison-Bell, but supposedly has the original horn,
> which is spun aluminum with a brass collar and is marked "Warranted London
> Made". Does anyone have any info about these machines that were sold in
> England? Is this the correct type of horn, or would it have shipped with the
> tin version, or no horn at all and then fitted with this type?Curt
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