And, the crazy thing is that there may very possibly also have been more portable models, we can see missing chronological numbers here. The models shown here are after all only models sold through this auction house after 2013...
Another four:
Columbia Portable Model No.220
Columbia Portable Model No.221
Columbia Portable Model No.222
Columbia Portable Model No.230
The long awaited list of Japan made Columbia gramophones
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Still more portables, another four,,I really like the first two listed here:
Columbia Portable Type G-241 ( 2 springs)
(Several enlargable photos uploaded, also of the motor, spring and case)
Columbia Portable Type G-241A ( 2 springs)
Columbia Portable Type G-250
Columbia Portable Type G-260
Columbia Portable Type G-241 ( 2 springs)
(Several enlargable photos uploaded, also of the motor, spring and case)
Columbia Portable Type G-241A ( 2 springs)
Columbia Portable Type G-250
Columbia Portable Type G-260
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- Columbia Model G-241.jpg (31.26 KiB) Viewed 2044 times
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- Columbia Model G-250 (1938).jpg (17.81 KiB) Viewed 2044 times
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- Columbia Model G-260.jpg (17.79 KiB) Viewed 2044 times
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Slowly approaching the end of the listed portables, with these 4 gramophones (it may include some electric gramophones when we approach the end of the list here):
Columbia Portable Model G-270
Columbia Portable Model G-271
Columbia Portable Model No.280A
Columbia SP Record Player RP-291
Columbia Portable Model G-270
Columbia Portable Model G-271
Columbia Portable Model No.280A
Columbia SP Record Player RP-291
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- Columbia Model G-271.jpg (55.39 KiB) Viewed 2040 times
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- Columbia Model RP-291.jpg (18.73 KiB) Viewed 2040 times
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Another four gramophones (some electric, but I include them since they may also not be known. And look
at the Model 320, what drives it, solar cells ? ( I guess it must be good old fashioned batteries there?)
Columbia SP Record Player RP-301
Colombian tabletop type G-303
Colombian Tabletop Storage No.310
Columbia Portable Energy Storage No. 320
at the Model 320, what drives it, solar cells ? ( I guess it must be good old fashioned batteries there?)
Columbia SP Record Player RP-301
Colombian tabletop type G-303
Colombian Tabletop Storage No.310
Columbia Portable Energy Storage No. 320
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No less than 9 different tabletops models:
Colombia Tabletop Storage Model No.330
Colombia Tabletop Model No.420
(Wooden horn, Colombian tabletop minimum size)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.421
Colombia Tabletop Model No.450
(Wooden horn)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.451
(Wooden horn)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.452
(Wooden horn)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.453
(Wooden horn)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.460
(Two-piece mainspring, the top model of a wooden horn with a Showa type design)
Colombia tabletop Model No.470
Colombia Tabletop Storage Model No.330
Colombia Tabletop Model No.420
(Wooden horn, Colombian tabletop minimum size)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.421
Colombia Tabletop Model No.450
(Wooden horn)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.451
(Wooden horn)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.452
(Wooden horn)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.453
(Wooden horn)
Colombia Tabletop Model No.460
(Two-piece mainspring, the top model of a wooden horn with a Showa type design)
Colombia tabletop Model No.470
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- Columbia Model 420 (1936).jpg (175.62 KiB) Viewed 2039 times
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- Columbia Model 421 (1939).jpg (17.59 KiB) Viewed 2039 times
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- Columbia Model 450 (1933).jpg (164.21 KiB) Viewed 2039 times
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- Columbia Model 451 (1934).jpg (165.47 KiB) Viewed 2039 times
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- Columbia Model 452 (1935).jpg (154.35 KiB) Viewed 2039 times
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- Columbia Model 453 (1939).jpg (170.09 KiB) Viewed 2039 times
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- Columbia Model 460 (1933).jpg (161.71 KiB) Viewed 2039 times
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- Columbia Model 470.jpg (18.08 KiB) Viewed 2039 times
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Soon finished, this is the second last post:
Columbia Portable Model P-501
Columbia Portable Model M-554 ( seems like a wrong listing, but leave it for the time being)
(Made in the UK)
Columbia Floor Model 600
Columbia Floor Model 710 ( Vow, looks stunning!!)
Columbia Portable Model P-501
Columbia Portable Model M-554 ( seems like a wrong listing, but leave it for the time being)
(Made in the UK)
Columbia Floor Model 600
Columbia Floor Model 710 ( Vow, looks stunning!!)
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Re: The Holy Grail, list of Japan made Columbia gramophones
This completes the Columbia listing, and now it is time for a break for myself, while you can (try) to digest some of the uploaded content:
Columbia Floor Model 711
Columbia Floor Model 1217M1YG
Colombian Floor Mode Electricity Storage RG-83
Colombia Tabletop Storage RG-512
Columbia Floor Model 711
Columbia Floor Model 1217M1YG
Colombian Floor Mode Electricity Storage RG-83
Colombia Tabletop Storage RG-512
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Re: The Holy Grail, list of Japan made Columbia gramophones
Wow! Us portable Columbia collectors have been trying to get this information for years, so sincere thanks for the trouble you have gone to. I have five of the portables shown, but although identical in appearance, they have different model numbers!
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Barry, I was very happy to research and find this information. I actually love doing exactly this, hunt high and low for hard to find information, and for a long time now, I really was focusing on this task, and it finally succeeded.
Still, as we can see, there are some Model numbers missing in the listing. I have tried to upload the content in a chronological order, according to the model numbers, but as we can see..there are still empty spaces, so it is as I see it, very likely that the production was even wider, something that is also proven by the fact that you own models that still are not shown in this long list of portables. It takes some time to digest all of this, and many of the portables are very similar in appearance, and we may never really know what separates them, but at least we can now look at them on photos. It was a huge task downloading the photos uploaded here, the photos were not viewable on the website, so I had to right click and open all the model names in new tabs, and also download the photos from these new links.
Still, as we can see, there are some Model numbers missing in the listing. I have tried to upload the content in a chronological order, according to the model numbers, but as we can see..there are still empty spaces, so it is as I see it, very likely that the production was even wider, something that is also proven by the fact that you own models that still are not shown in this long list of portables. It takes some time to digest all of this, and many of the portables are very similar in appearance, and we may never really know what separates them, but at least we can now look at them on photos. It was a huge task downloading the photos uploaded here, the photos were not viewable on the website, so I had to right click and open all the model names in new tabs, and also download the photos from these new links.
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Re: The Holy Grail, list of Japan made Columbia gramophones
Reluctant as I am, may I respectfully point out these corrections? The Columbia 100 is a purely British machine, and the 160 and 163 are American.
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