For Class M Edison upper bedplate numbers it's way high! I think the highest I have seen is 39XXX. Maybe Amet had his own serial numbers stamped at Edison factory?? Also, I noticed there are no mounting holes on the front where a North American plate would have been affixed which could mean it was never mounted on a Class M. The belt pulley(s) is an early type.
On Mar 22, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Steven Medved wrote: > > Note the serial number of 90081 on the Class M topworks... odd, isn't it? > Hello Al and list, Is it too high? I lack knowledge. I did notice the early > automatic reproducer with a serial number of 10086. The pre 30,000 automatic > reproducers do not have the lettering on the body, they got the lettering > when the recorder joined in around 30,000. The early automatic reproducers > have the blank arm, the arm appeared in the 50,000 range, the blank arm is > still seen on the reproducer in the 60,000 range. They all have serial > numbers, I have seen speakers and reproducers in the 2000 serial number > range, that is the lowest I have seen. If anyone has a recessed top with a > serial number under 40,000 I would be interested in photos of the top and > bottom. > When people sell recessed tops with no serial numbers there are only two > possiblilties, Edison skipped it by accident or it has a reproduction top. > In all my years of collecting I have only seen one Edison dome top recorder > with no serial number. Accidents did happen, but not very often. When > someone says the early ones did not have serial numbers they are mistaken. > The C arm appears sporadically into 1907 for two reasons. Edison never > wasted and to upgrade an early carriage with the clips to a C unless you > added the centering pin and set screw which I have seen done on a suitcase > home, the arm was necessary for stylus placement. In the B to K serial > numbers the top that says reproducer appeared around 108,000, up til then all > C's and D's have the arm, but the B for the Gem did not and does not say > reproducer on the top. There are three different no reproducer tops. As > always any corrections are most welcome. Steve > To: [email protected] >> From: [email protected] >> Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 21:17:22 -0400 >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] AMET photos full screen? >> >> >> Thanks everyone, I have tried three different browsers. The full screen >> image still does not come through. A larger image does appear on Firefox >> but it is still only one quarter size. I'd like the full screen jpg ! ! ! >> >> I will give George Glastis a call this evening and let him talk me thourgh >> it. >> >> I have been in contact with the Amet seller who is very surprised at how the >> auction is going. The seller asked me to provide some information on the >> Amet which I have done. My Amet is in the Edison Cylinder Phonographs >> books. It will be interesting to see how much this one goes for. It has >> the first Amet motor and not the later (2 years) Peerless motor. Note the >> serial number of 90081 on the Class M topworks... odd, isn't it? >> >> Regards to all, >> >> Al >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org
