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I have been asked to resurrect this catalogue, as the pictures kindly posted by Soundgen in July 2013 have disappeared.
My copy is a 2009 reprint, so the resolution is not as crisp as an original. Here goes......

This is like early Christmas Eve:)
I am all so grateful, thank you a LOT for sharing, Roger:))

With no comprehensive books available on Columbia machines, unlike HMV, this sort of reference is great. Years ago I had the Boudoir Cabinet 123a which I now recall. A good sounding compact machine. With the drop down record door like a smaller version of the cabinet on the HMV 145.

Very nice! Thanks for sharing.

If you'd like, that would be a fantastic contribution to the Antique Phonograph Society website, here: https://www.antiquephono.org/. Please consider sharing your scans with the Society for posterity. If you're already a member, it's easy to send your scans to contribute to the already immeasurable archives there, and if you're not already a member, please consider joining. The annual dues are less than a dime a day!

Happy Holidays,
Fran

Thank you for the suggestion. I am an APS member and will send the scans to add to their archive.

Roger.

epigramophone wrote:Thank you for the suggestion. I am an APS member and will send the scans to add to their archive.

Roger.

Thank you Roger, that's very nice of you.

Cheers,
Fran

That's great! Thanks for sharing such treasures!

Thank you very much for scanning and sharing! I've seen the images concerning the plano-reflex technology elsewhere on the internet before, but never in the context of a full catalogue. Isn't it peculiar that they still had one single external horn model available as late as 1929?

Marco Gilardetti wrote:Thank you very much for scanning and sharing! I've seen the images concerning the plano-reflex technology elsewhere on the internet before, but never in the context of a full catalogue. Isn't it peculiar that they still had one single external horn model available as late as 1929?

Yes, I owned the only example I have ever seen, and regret selling it. I took pity on a newbie who had been deceived by a Crapophone and wanted the real thing.

Yes I can imagine you're regretting that sale...

Do you remember if also the elbow that supports the horn had a flat plano-reflex surface, or was it a standard elbow? It isn't clear by the drawing.