Is this a combination machine

[Amberolaguys]

https://www.rubylane.com/item/413041-SO ... n?search=1

It's listed as a 4 minute.

Also how often are cygnet horns almostly entirely made of wood?

[Jerry B.]

It's a combination 2 &4 minute Home phonograph. The horn is an Edison Cygnet with an oak Music Master bell and a wood grained metal elbow. The horn is desirable and moderately expensive but not rare. In my opinion the asking price is very high. I'll have a similar Home with an exceptional black #10 Cygnet for less than 25% the asking price of this machine at the upcoming APS sale. Jerry Blais

[52089]

A Model D Home in this condition with a Model C or H reproducer and a small horn would be under $500 almost anywhere. The horn and crane are the more interesting and expensive parts of this setup, but they are not worth anywhere near the seller's asking price.

[phonojim]

As equipped it is worth about a third to a quarter of his asking price depending on how it actually looks. To me, it looks refinished, and not particularly well at that. Also, being a model D, you need to know whether or not the center bearing on the mandrel shaft has been replaced and, if not, if it is free enough to get the mandrel out without a horrendous amount of work, but in any event it is way overpriced.

Jim

[VintageTechnologies]

Very overpriced! Many years ago when I was unemployed, my mother saw a classified ad in the newspaper. An antiques dealer had quit the business and was selling off some remaining stock from her inventory at home. The dealer advertised an Edison phonograph, so we went to see it. My mother wanted to buy a phonograph for her brother after he caught the "bug" from me, so I went along as an adviser. As soon as I saw the machine, I bit my tongue. It was an minty Edison Home, Model F with a wood cygnet horn, Model O reproducer and 65 wax cylinders. We asked how much, and I kept a straight poker face when she said $200. Just then, the phone rang and the dealer left the room. I whispered almost a threat to my mom, "If you never listen to me again, buy that machine and don't haggle the price! Don't ask questions, just do it!". So she did. I wanted that machine SO BADLY for myself! Years later my uncle thinned out his collection and sold it to me for little more than he paid. Some of you will know that the Model F is only a 4-minute machine. It was an easy mod to make it play 2 minutes also. It is one of my favorites.