Since I have never studied a patent tag on a GEM before, I don't know if this is normal:It says - "Manufactured under the patents of Thomas A Edison, et als, Orange, NJ, USA"Last date: 11/17/03Serial: G156951
> From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 14:26:53 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison GEM Model B 1903 > > > 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 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:26:37 -0500 > > Subject: [Phono-L] Edison GEM Model B 1903 > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Phono-L mailing list > > http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
