What Is This Reproducer?

[startgroove]

We can't figure out what this goes to. It appears to carry a Diamond Disc style needle bar with a cork re-enforced phenolic diaphragm. Overall diameter is 2 ½" and the mounting opening is 11/16" in diameter. It appears to be all brass, and gold tone plated. The needle point end of the bar has a curved leaf spring pressing the point toward the record surface. Can anyone say what it is for?

[edisonclassm]

What you have is a Reproducer made by Clarvox for the Bush and Lane Company of Holland Michigan. They built pianos and phonographs in the 20's. The phonographs sported a dual head system. One playing lateral records and the other for Edison DD records. The one you show is for the Edison DD records.

[edisonclassm]

BTW this reproducer is made of Pot metal(zinc primarily)

[startgroove]

TNX,ed,appreciate that info. Cheers, Russie

[Phototone]

I have heard that these are excellent reproducers of diamond disc records.

[edisonclassm]

These reproducers do perform well

[startgroove]

Hmmm, being that they are good performers, perhaps I should attempt to build the plumbing to adapt it to fit a Credenza. Russie

[fran604g]

Interestingly, this reproducer closely resembles one patented by T.A. Edison. No. 1,204,420; filed March, 24, 1911, awarded November 14, 1916.

There are slight differences, to be sure, but the resemblances are uncanny.

Fran

[fran604g]

Hi folks! Hope you're all having a nice Holiday season thus far!

While doing research on an unrelated topic, I happened across what I believe to be one possible answer to the OP's question: The VICSONIA Reproducer.

The ad can be found in the October 15, 1921 issue of the Talking Machine World on page 25.

Best,
Fran

[Curt A]

This reproducer looks similar to other reproducers for playing Edison discs on Victor machines and I'm sure it can be adapted to a Victor tonearm... at least it appears that the needle bar can be re-oriented by removing the face plate and rotating it to the desired position to work.