Columbia upright - electric motor !

[FloridaClay]

Update... I took a leap of faith and bought this machine a few weeks back, and brought it home this past week.


It is a legitimate Grafonola Nonpareil or 200, with the "Universal"-type electric motor.

It needs some TLC, but generally is in decent shape.

I was concerned about that white zip-cord emanating from the crank hole ( as a sign of gross buggery ), and while the cord itself is a recent make-do, that IS the original cord exit for the machine ( Really, Columbia? ). The original "slick" four-face instruction leaflet shows the machine in a ¾ front view from the "wind-side", with the cord hanging from the crank-hole, neatly bundled in a hank, with an adapter to fit a medium-Edison light socket !

The motor plate is raised off the wooden deck by nickel-plated stand-off collars, for ventilation.

Presently, the lateral swing-joint for the tone-arm is seized ( previous owner just unfastened the flange from the motor-plate, so that it "could still work" ), but that will be resolved in time.

Many thanks to those who replied to this thread, especially Jharrell !

Will make a proper post up in "Featured Phonographs" once Holy Week and Easter are behind us.

Congrats Frank!

Clay

[Mr Grumpy]

Nice.

Looking forward to seeing some close-up pictures of this one.