Hello,
I just bought my first Edison Triumph, after owning several Standards and a couple of Home Models. It's quite an interesting and massive machine. Unless I am missing something, George Frow's Edison book doesn't appear to cover the Triumph Models. If so, is there a good reference work the covers the different models? I'd like to know more about them.
Thanks - Mike
Reference work on the Edison Triumph?
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Re: Reference work on the Edison Triumph?
Triumphs are descendants of the early "Spring Motor" phonographs. As such, you'll find that Frow covers them in chapter 5, "Early Spring-Driven Phonographs".
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Re: Reference work on the Edison Triumph?
I once saw a photo copy of an order placed by an Edison jobber (wholesale dealer) for two hundred machines. If I remember correctly the order asked for about ninety Standards and ninety Homes. The balance of twenty machines was split between the Triumph and Gem. It's nothing but a snapshot but if accurate would indicate that only around five percent of Edison machines were Triumphs.
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