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The Cob Roller Organ In the late 1880′s, the Autophone Company of Ithaca, New York, began producing a line of hand-cranked roller reed organs. The early models were operated by pressure, with exposed bellows. When the company began producing vacuum-operated models, some were called simply “The Roller Organ” or “The American Music Box”. But the most common and least expensive was called “The Gem Roller Organ”. It was by far the most popular, at [...] Click here to continue reading. The Edison Amberola Phonograph The Amberola 1-A was a deluxe Edison phonograph, the first to feature the inside-horn cabinet style pioneered by Victor. Priced at a whopping $200 in 1908, it was intended for the well-heeled buyer who would appreciate having a fine piece of furniture instead of a dust-collecting, intrusive horn in their parlor. The first 500 were made with a lyre-shaped grill; later 1-A’s and 1-B’s had a rococco grill. The 1-A [...] Click here to continue reading. The Edison Class M Phonograph The Class M was Edison’s first major improvement on the tinfoil phonograph of 1877. After a reported 72-hour marathon session ending on the morning of June 16, 1888, Edison was photographed with his “perfected” Class M phonograph. Edison liked this picture of himself as the “the Napoleon of Invention” so much that he had it copied as an oil painting which was displayed in his office for the rest [...] Click here to continue reading. The Columbia Standard Model A Phonograph The Model A had a long production run, from 1908 until 1920. It was built by Columbia, but bore the Standard Model A name. The spindle holding the record discs on the turntable is not of normal size but is lager in order to play only “Standard A” records. The Columbia Type B Graphophone Phonograph This model Graphophone was made between 1897 and 1906 and is called an “Eagle” and was available with or without a case. This phonograph has a two spring motor and was able to play two cylinder records with one winding, a step up from the Model Q Graphophone. The Type B usually came with a ten inch black horn with a gold stripe painted near the top, but [...] Click here to continue reading. The Columbia Graphonola Phonograph This Columbia Phonograph is called a Graphonola because of its internal horn and is also known as the “Favorite”. Sales of this Phonograph started in 1911 and went through the early 1920′s. The Graphonola came with a triple spring motor and a 12 inch turntable. The Favorite sold for $50.00 when new (without matching record cabinet). The volume is controled by turning the knob which opens and closes the louver [...] Click here to continue reading. The Columbia Type BK Graphophone Phonograph The Columbia Model BK is known as the “Jewel” and was the least expensive in the new line of Graphophones in 1906. It had a production run from 1906 to 1909. The oak cased housed a double spring motor. It has the new “Lyric” spring tension reproducer. This Graphophone had a selling price of $20.00 when new in 1906. It came with a 14 inch black and brass [...] Click here to continue reading. The Columbia Type Q Graphophone Phonograph This Columbia Graphophone had a production run from 1898 to 1903. It came in two distinct versions, the first models were plain nickel plated steel, while the second version has a black base. A single spring phonograph, the Type Q played one cylinder record per winding. It came with a 10 inch bell horn, while some European models sometimes have a small flowered horn or a brass horn [...] Click here to continue reading. The Columbia Type BE Graphophone Phonograph This Columbia Graphophone had a production run from 1906 to 1910. The dark oak serpentine cabinet housed a triple spring motor. It has a black flowered chassis which sits on a nickel plated bedplate. The Type BE Graphophone sold for $30.00 new. The Columbia Type AT Graphophone Phonograph This two minute cylinder Graphophone was produced in 1899 at 1155 Broadway, New York City. It plays up to six two minute cylinders with one winding and the crank spins as the cylinder record plays. The original horn was spun aluminum, other horns were available at extra cost. |
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