
I'm a completely newbie (also, a non english speaker, as you can tell) and some time ago I bought this phonograph on Ebay (online auction).
eBay listing said Edison Standard Phonograph Model B about 1904, 4 minutes reproducer
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But from what I've read on this page https://www.antiquephono.org/spotters-g ... honograph/ , this should be a model A "new style case" (serial number is 152.446). It seems to me in good conditions.
The listing also said it is working, but I still haven't tried it.
From what I understood then, the reproducer is not from Edison, but from Edison-Bell, an English factory. In fact, I bought this model from England. (Since I'm in Europe, usually I don't buy from America because of the high import taxes and shipping costs)
I also need a horn and i bought a reproduction 14" from India (this one https://www.ebay.it/itm/Edison-Full-Bra ... SwA0ZZzSVO). Furthermore, the arm is not the normal one but it looks like the cygnet horn arm. To be able to attach my horn I will need an adapter, because without adapter it goes vertical.
I don't understand much about the phonograph working. At the moment I am unable to open the door of the mechanism (perhaps due to a damaged screw, which was reported in the eBay registration?)
In addition, I only have 4 2-minutes cylinders vs. more than 50 4-minutes (Blue Amberol) and I thought I had a machine suitable for 4 minutes ones

Can anyone give me an opinion about my purchase and how to proceed to use it? Any suggestions (and help) are welcome
