When did Edison start using that satin nickel finish?

[EarlH]

When did Edison start using that sating nickel finish like you see on the Edisonic machines on the Chippendale machines and the other one's like the W-19 et. I saw a Chippendale like that a few weeks ago and I know it has to be a late machine and was kind of curious about when that metal finish was introduced. I like that finish really well, but it just seemed odd to see it on that model as I've always seen those with the gold finish of course. Thanks now.

[Phonofreak]

When you say Chippendale machines, do you mean a C-250, or a C-19? To the best of my knowledge, the parts were were a gold wash, not nickel.
Harvey Kravitz

[52089]

I'm not sure I know what you mean by a "satin nickel" finish in this case. The lower end Diamond Disc machines mostly had a chrome-like shiny nickel finish; the higher-end ones were mostly gold-plated. The later Edisonics, AFAIK, used a sort of "gun metal" finish, a sort of brownish-gold color. Is that what you are referring to?

[EarlH]

The brownish nickel finish. Maybe they called is oxidized bronze or oxidized nickel, but I saw it on a late C-19 and was just kind of curious about it. The guy wanted to sell it to me but couldn't find the reproducer, which is not a big deal, but I told him I'd go back over and look at it after he found it. I have a Schubert Edisonic and it has the same finish on the hardware. And this C-19 also does not have a speed control knob, it has the later motor where that was eliminated.

[RolandVV-360]

I own a W-19 myself, and I can say that the finish is a gunmetal type application, sometimes with oxidized rings, depending on what machine you have.