strange Edison Machine.... rare???

[fmblizz]

Anyone have information on this Edison Machine,,,, very strange

https://www.facebook.com/groups/phonoen ... 160297654/

please check out the pictures on the facebook link provided..

blizz

[52089]

Unfortunately this is in a private group, so you not only need to have a Facebook account, you also need to be a member of the group to access the photos.

Having said that, I think this is a prototype for a 2-and-4 minute machine using 2 separate feedscrews. I recall a discussion of this here some years ago. The machine is clearly a marriage of different things as the upper works is too long for the case.

While the pictures are currently unavailable, this thread discusses the machine I'm referring to:
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=38121

[fmblizz]

damn,,, hoping that a few other forum members may possibly be members of the group.. there are a bunch of pictures. the groups name is Antique Phonograph Enthusiasts and may be worth joining.

blizz

[zenith82]

I don't have a Facebook account, so I can't see the other pictures. Is there anything on the machine that identifies it as having been made by Edison? If not, I'm wondering if it could be a prototype of a knockoff.

I also agree with what 52089 said - that cabinet looks too small for that machine, so it was either a marriage when the machine was built, or there's always the possibility that it came later.

[fmblizz]

more pic's pulled from the fb page..

[JerryVan]

Some aspects of that machine remind me of this offering on FB Marketplace right now.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... bc283bc668

[AmberolaAndy]

Looks like a business dictation machine? It also looks like it has SM/Triumph parts??

[Lucius1958]

Looks like a business dictation machine? It also looks like it has SM/Triumph parts??

Case and motor look to be from a Triumph A; top works appear originally to be from a Class M...

- Bill

[AllenKoe]

Certainly a rather high serial number for a Class M Chassis.

Is it my imagination, or does the mandrel (portion) itself seem longer than usual?

Allen