phono-phan Posted April 10 Posted April 10 I got a call from a guy that wanted to sell an Edison Home. At first, I wasn't too interested as I have several already. It was a model B with the 2/4 minute attachment. He then said there are a lot of records and some extra parts. Curiosity got the best of me. I drove about an hour and came home with all this. Most of the records are brown wax. There are three brown wax records that are a little shorter. Does anyone know what they could be? I haven't tried to play them yet. The extra parts were well worth the trip. The early funnel horn is pretty nice also. The box for the cylinder records was made from an old Quaker Oats crate. There are two trays inside. The was another box of records that are mostly brown wax also. 2
phonogfp Posted April 10 Posted April 10 The short brown wax cylinders are likely 1892-1893 Columbia records with Washington DC announcements. Congratulations! George P.
phono-phan Posted April 10 Author Posted April 10 Thanks for the information George. Were there shorter boxes for these? None of the boxes with these records were shorter.
melvind Posted April 10 Posted April 10 Wow..what a haul. I've never seen a group of such things all in one place. Amazing. Congrats, Ken.
Tinfoilphono Posted April 10 Posted April 10 My mind is blown. Wow! That's an astonishing hoard of great pieces. What a find.
phonogfp Posted April 10 Posted April 10 4 hours ago, phono-phan said: Thanks for the information George. Were there shorter boxes for these? None of the boxes with these records were shorter. Ken, I've never seen shorter boxes, but that doesn't mean they weren't made! I'd be surprised, but... George P.
phono-phan Posted Sunday at 10:42 PM Author Posted Sunday at 10:42 PM Not sure if it is phonograph related but here are some pictures of the gold metal box top label. Here is a picture of the label on the gold metal box. Perfection, 1 bdl., ??? 2nd Str. No idea what was originally inside.
L4tD Posted Monday at 09:27 PM Posted Monday at 09:27 PM (edited) Perfection was the trademark of The Douglas Phonograph Co. in New York and they used it on all sorts of phonograph products, but the ad I attached does not show a 2nd St. address. Edited Monday at 09:28 PM by L4tD
phono-phan Posted Monday at 11:01 PM Author Posted Monday at 11:01 PM WOW!!! I have to wonder what bundle of stuff was inside the tin can. Thanks for the information.
Jerry Posted Monday at 11:01 PM Posted Monday at 11:01 PM (edited) I'm wondering what in the world of phonographs, one would order "1 Bdl. [bundle]" of. (Ha! both wondering the same thing at the same time 🙂) Edited Monday at 11:02 PM by Jerry
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