What's this peculiar machine on eBay?

[Mr Grumpy]

So you guys don't think I'll get it with my max $250 bid?

[Phonolair]

It is definitely a Columbia AA... but is missing the extremely hard to find (and expensive) drop-off crank. The crank alone, if you can find one is $150+... This machine also needs a total cleaning and restoration and since the seller obviously knows nothing (horn standing straight up is a dead giveaway), I wouldn't trust him/her to pack it and ship it correctly...

Close but no cigar. Its actually a Columbia AU (not AA). Which is the same as a Standard disk AA machine except the larger spindle. The Columbia AU is much harder to find then a Standard AA.

Best Regards, Larry

[Curt A]

AU - AA why couldn't they have come up with a name instead of monograms? I'm going to quit using the word "definitely"... at least I got the Columbia part right.