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Thanks for posting this, Rob and Joan! I saw your presentation and it was terrific.

I used to be addicted to the Hokie Pokie, but then I turned myself around.

We wanted to share the presentation we did at APS Midwest Music Expo called "Phonograph Toys in Action." The program featured many of the phonograph accessories or toys that were available to add visual entertainment to records played on disc phonographs. In the late 1910s and early 1920s, the phonograph was the home entertainment center. Today these phonograph toys have become highly sought after items to add to a phonograph collection. The APS show was outstanding and a special thankyou to Darren Stross for organizing the APS seminars. Robin & Joan

Thanks, James. I updated the info on my video.

That's a fun song ... not for them. A looney song like another I like by Peg Moreland, "He Never Came Back", Victor V-40101. https://www.slippery-hill.com/content/he-never-came-back It's on the flip side of "Ain't We Crazy" by Henry McClintock, also a good one. It states here that it's Frank Luther ... https://www.dramonline.org/albums/complete-hit-of-the-week-recordings-vol-2-1930-1931 Cal Carson [pseudonym of Frank Luther] James.

This silly little record is something I picked up at the recent APS Midwest Expo. I just couldn't resist such a cute tiny four inch Durium record. The song is ridiculous and very short. I thought some of you might be interested in this odd little thing.

I went to Larry Schlick's in the Milwaukee area in the early 1990's. The treadle machines/, and early Graphophone cylinder with the thick brown wax over it, was something I won't forget, also the early class M machines.

Jack....Pete told me to never mention the chewing gum....nice to hear the story from you!

This is the medium sized Diamond Disc horn as would be found in a C-150 and others. I would need this for a young collector attempting to complete his first phono. Thanks!

No worries about thread hijacking, the more the merrier. I appreciate being able to compare details. The paint and striping on yours is exceptional. I was also interested to note that your reproducer shows the same sort of metal porosity as mine does. Interestingly, the foot that replaces the AP adjusting screw is black on yours, and plain brass on mine. Yours also confirms my suspicion that Columbia used up old AP gear covers with KEEP LEVEL stamping on early AQs, before switching to unmarked ones.

Here are some pics of my AQ. Hopefully, I'm not hijacking your thread.

It's blank. I'll post pictures of it on the AQ thread.

That's great. Question: does your AQ have "KEEP LEVEL" on the gear cover or is it blank?

Okay. I looked for a number on the AQ in the same area as the AP. With your guidance, I found the AQ serial number, 46167, marked approximately where yours is marked. Thanks!

My AQ has a serial number on the side panel, just below and to the right of the winding key. It is 35540. Hazelcorn's book says that the numbers carried over from the AP, and fell into a very broad range from 17354 to 73358. The range he published for the AP is 527-14850. Clearly other types of Graphophones had to fall into those enormous ranges. A quick glance in the book shows the HG in the AP range, 519 - 6116. The GG is also in the AP range. So serial numbers won't help at all in determining approximate production, as can be done with some Graphophones.

I just noticed in looking at my pictures above, that the AP has a serial number. Either 8647 or 3647. Hard to make out the first digit. You can see it in my 4th photo. It's stamped into the tin motor cover. There is an AP on YouTube that also has a serial number, but it's stamped on the side plate of the motor, just adjacent to the area where mine is stamped in the cover. My AQ has no such marking. Any other AP's or AQ's with serial numbers out there? Were AQ's not serialized?

Agreed -- I'm sure there are more AP and AQ Graphophones out there, I'd love to see some others to compare details. I'd also love to know if anyone has found any previously unreported ads or other ephemera mentioning them.

Thanks guys! While this is by no means a pristine example, as is the case with the AQ, it's actually better than it photographs. I'm told that photographing in natural light is the way to go, (or buying machines in better condition perhaps 😉) The human eye is more forgiving than the camera lense, it seems. BTW, it appears as if we three are the total audience here. I realize that's probably an unfair exaggeration. No matter, I really enjoy this thread. I hope others are inspired to join in. Don't feel dissauded if you're not able to fill in all the blanks for the background information. I certainly can't... Fill in what you can and perhaps others can help with the other items. It's a chance for all of us to learn. Thanks!

That's funny. I didn't even catch that you were the poster of the older thread. Duh...

A great companion to the AQ posted by Rene! Thanks to you both for posting these interesting machines. George P.

Yeah, I posted that a while back when I was restoring another one of these Puritans. That one had all gold plated parts and a different style of automatic brake mechanism.

Very nice piece! I've always loved the unusual horn mount on the AP.

You've probably seen this. Most likely, it adds more questions than answers. https://forum.antiquephono.org/topic/2232-puritan-parts/

Sorry for the quality of the pictures. I should have done this when I had more time...