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Andreas Gramophones
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Re: Early-case Columbia AT

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PeterF wrote:I also have such a machine, an early AT in a A-style case. The serial on mine is 208166. It has the Sears Roebuck overlay on the bottom right corner of the banner, which George Paul has dated to a very specific and rather narrow band of time that I have now forgotten and didn't write down.

If we can get him to tell us again, here, we will all know - plus I'll be able to copy it down and put it inside the machine.

I think the A and early AT therefore only differ in the configurations of their motors, where the A has no spring barrel and the AT does. The A has a different serial number sequence, with an example having sold on ebay recently with s/n 79467.

I wonder whether the serial numbers for the early AT started at 200,000? I just can't see them making more than 206,000 to get to the one shown in this thread, considering how rarely the early style shows up today.
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Teria como mandar uma foto do seu AT?

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Re: Early Columbia AT in the A style case

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He asked for pix of mine. Here they are!

I have no lid for mine, and I don’t remember whether the reproducer on it was what came with it.
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Re: My first phonograph

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The Model A had a single spring that is open, like a Gem. The AT, even the earliest ones, had 2 springs in closed barrels.
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Re: My first phonograph

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There's a very late Type A here which is No.200490.

Andreas's early AT is No.206310. This makes it clear that the AT numbering picked up from the late A numbering. It also shows that the transition took place somewhere between 200490 and 206310. :)

There's a more typical AT here that is No.214317. Judging by the rarity of the transitional ATs, I expect only a relative few were assembled.

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Re: My first phonograph

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Peter, thank you for showing your AT, it's original, no restoration like mine.
Thanks for the clarifications Harvey Kravitz and George, we will leave this conversation knowing more of Graphophones A and AT.

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Re: My first phonograph

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Muito bom fonógrafo! Parabéns!
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Re: My first phonograph

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CDBPDX wrote:Muito bom fonógrafo! Parabéns!
Obrigado amigo por prestigiar.
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Sears sticker on my AT

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I've created a spin-off thread about estimating the dates for early ATs through the Sears sticker like the one on mine:

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... =2&t=34185

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Re: My first phonograph

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Congrats on bringing it back home! I have always like Columbia Cylinder Phonographs!

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Re: Sears sticker on my AT

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PeterF wrote:I've created a spin-off thread about estimating the dates for early ATs through the Sears sticker like the one on mine:

http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... =2&t=34185
Interesting, I'll watch closely.

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