Al, That matches up with my photos. The two home C's I have photos of has the pin and Home 388416 D has the lever and the other two that I do not have serial numbers for have the pin. Steve
> To: [email protected] > From: [email protected] > Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2012 15:57:01 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Edison Home D. > > > Greetings Ron: > > I don't have my notes in front of me so this is coming out of my senile old > memory stored in the few gray cells I have left. > > Edison went to the pin lift in the Model B later machines, the Model C, and > the first of the Model D. Then the later D machines, the E, and the F went > back to a lever lift. I would assume your D machines were both correct as > shipped from West Orange; but, the serial number of the machine would be the > telling point. > > Hope that helps, > > Al > Who guarantees his information to be at least 50% correct... > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ron L'Herault <[email protected]> > To: 'Antique Phonograph List' <[email protected]>; phonolist > <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Mar 8, 2012 7:20 am > Subject: [Phono-L] Edison Home D. > > > Listmates, > > > > My Edison Home D with standard carriage (front mount for C and H > reproducers) has a lift lever. However, I have a Home D in for repair that > has the push/pull button with manual lift of the front mount carriage. > Are both styles correct or is one of these machines (I've owned mine since > the late 1960s) a "marriage" of parts? The lift lever style has a somewhat > rounded surface running against the bar in front. On the machine in for > repair, it looks like someone may have filed this flat (the second time I've > seen that). Or was it always flat? So what's going on here? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ron L > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
