Amet Phonograph

[rgordon939]

This phonograph sold at an auction in England this morning for 360 stifling pounds or About $566.00 what a steal. I was not the high bidder. Here is a picture. I think it was a very early machine.

Rich Gordon

[Andersun]

Very interesting..... It's not Amet. Looks like a Class M upper bedplate mated to a Home Model A motor/lower bedplate and put in a custom case. Also looks like it had a repeater on it and some other home built components. It is still really cool!

[rgordon939]

It looked like an Amet machine based on the pictures in The Complete Talking Machine. Here are a couple pictures showing the rail.

Rich Gordon

[Andersun]

Overall, the look is similar. Amet had his own spring motor design and utilized a nicer case with front opening, rounded corners and lid locks which were hidden inside the case. This machine has the same on/off switch and speed control as the Home A. Based upon that I am assuming that the motor is Edison. Amet also had his own lower bedplate. The bedplate on this machine also looks to be Edison.

[TinfoilPhono]

Amet used a Class M topworks (or Graphophone treadle-style mechanism) but everything else was of his own design.

The auction machine appears to have a Home motor and bedplate, with Class M topworks and a homemade reproducer and other carriage parts, and a homemade cabinet. A very interesting piece, it would be fun to know its history.

[stevel]

This phonograph sold at an auction in England this morning for 360 stifling pounds or About $566.00

Which auction was it Rich?

Steve