Dan Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 Maybe someone can help me identify this portable phonograph, the tag says Bergman Phonograph Co Portland Oregon, under the turntable it says Okeh. See pictures any help would be greatly appreciated . Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 22 Author Share Posted May 22 I took off the top and found this motor maybe it will help.Dan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roaring20s Posted May 22 Share Posted May 22 (edited) All I could find on the internet was this 1925 ad in a program. May have been a small business? James. Edited May 23 by Roaring20s 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtA Posted May 23 Share Posted May 23 My guess is that the machine is an OKEH brand phonograph, sold by Bergman who was a dealer/distributor. The Meisselbach motor made by A F Meisselbach & Bro, Newark, NJ is a good quality generic motor used by many off-brand manufacturers to facilitate their production, without having to design and produce motors for specific machines. Meisselbach eventually merged with Otto Heinemann, who also supplied generic motors and parts to the industry. OKEH was a record and phonograph manufacturer founded by the Otto Heinemann Phonograph Corporation, a phonograph supplier/manufacturer established in 1916. The name was spelled "OkeH" from the initials of Otto K. E. Heinemann but later changed to "OKeh". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Thanks Curt your response very informative . Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 23 Author Share Posted May 23 Thanks James I didn’t see much either on them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 Good afternoon everyone, while I was cleaning this I noticed that the soundbox looks like it has two different positions it can be put in . Where it connects to tone there are two small concave spots , the soundbox has a screw with a spring and ball bearing that sits in the concave spot. Does anyone know why there are two different positions for soundbox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonogfp Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 9 minutes ago, Dan said: Good afternoon everyone, while I was cleaning this I noticed that the soundbox looks like it has two different positions it can be put in . Where it connects to tone there are two small concave spots , the soundbox has a screw with a spring and ball bearing that sits in the concave spot. Does anyone know why there are two different positions for soundbox? Many machines from the 'teens had sound boxes which could be positioned to play lateral-cut discs (with steel needles) and vertical-cut discs (with jewel styli). Your machine may well have that feature. George P. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 24 Author Share Posted May 24 5 hours ago, phonogfp said: Many machines from the 'teens had sound boxes which could be positioned to play lateral-cut discs (with steel needles) and vertical-cut discs (with jewel styli). Your machine may well have that feature. George P. Oh ok that would sense? When I finish working on it , I’ll try one of each. Thanks again George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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