The One That Got Away?

[phonohound]

Saw this on eBay and it looks to be an original Edison tinfoil with a wax-filled mandrel. Can't prove its is Alexander Graham Bell's, but even so, what a deal!

Anyone on the forum get this?

Auctuon# 293243436322

[TinfoilPhono]

I didn't see it on eBay and I didn't get it, but it's not an original. It's a late 1930s replica made by Dictaphone for promotional purposes, copying the prototype Graphophone in the Smithsonian.

[phonohound]

Thanks Rene. I figured you would know. Now I don't feel so bad, but it's still neat.

[TinfoilPhono]

At that price, I would certainly have bought it if I'd seen it.

[phonohound]

Absolutely. You can't even get a generic tinfoil at that price.

[MTPhono]

Rene - besides the handle, what else is missing? And what is the piece on the backside of the mandrel (right side of picture)?

[Fonotone]

If you look at the seller's feedback, you'll see that he/she was talked out of the sale once the auction had ended. The winning bidder was not happy.

https://www.ebay.com/fdbk/feedback_prof ... 7675.l2560


-- Grant

[Benjamin_L]

That's so unprofessional of the seller, it really grinds my gears...