Edison standard with provenance!

[dzavracky]

Thank you guys for all the kind words! The phonograph came with 63 2 minute cylinders. 2 are broken, 3 empty boxes, and a few of them are pretty moldy. The most exciting find in the box was a brown wax cylinder! I'll have to wait until I have the right reproducer to listen to it, but I am excited to have my first one (surprisingly its not moldy!).


The machine runs really well after I cleaned it up last night, I am pleased with how loud and clear it is. When I am done with finals, I am going to frame the newspaper article and hang it above the phonograph.

When I finish the herzog cabinet.... What should I do with all the cylinders? I don't want to remove them from their boxes, but I can't store them in the cabinet otherwise. And I fear that if I remove all of them from their boxes, I won't get them back into the correct boxes. Thought on this?

Cheers,

David

[JerryVan]

You might leave one shelf of the cabinet without its pegs? Cut the grooves for the pegs and have them ready, just don't install them?

[drh]

You could always do what I did--buy an Amberola 75 as a "storage cabinet that happens to play cylinders." The Amberola's storage trays don't have pegs.

Wouldn't it be neat if the brown wax cylinder turned out to be a home recording of the former owner's voice?

[soundgen]

So who was W Teusner / Teubner 112 E North Street Akron who pokered the address in the bottom it wasn't Lizzie so how did she get it ? , are the census dates available for this time and location ?

[dzavracky]

So who was W Teusner / Teubner 112 E North Street Akron who pokered the address in the bottom it wasn't Lizzie so how did she get it ? , are the census dates available for this time and location ?

I have been thinking about this. I am uncertain who W Teusner (or is it Teubner?) I will contact the man who sold it to me and ask him about it.


David

[soundgen]

Lizzie Hauser's house in Akron... neat to know where your phonograph resided...

This can't be Lizzie's house it was demolished according to the article

[dzavracky]

Here’s the brown wax that came with the machine

David

[phonogfp]

David, that brown wax cylinder is what's called by modern collectors a "channel rim" cylinder. These first appeared during the North American Phonograph Company era (1888-1894), and were briefly made by Walcutt & Miller in late 1894-1895.

Don't play this cylinder until you have the proper equipment, as it could possibly be something rare and valuable. I'd suggest posting a picture of it on the APS Forum (https://forum.antiquephono.org/) where John Levin will see it. He may offer to clean it and make a digital transfer for you using his highly specialized equipment (http://www.cps1.net/).

Take good care of it!

George P.

[JerryVan]

So who was W Teusner / Teubner 112 E North Street Akron who pokered the address in the bottom it wasn't Lizzie so how did she get it ? , are the census dates available for this time and location ?

I have been thinking about this. I am uncertain who W Teusner (or is it Teubner?) I will contact the man who sold it to me and ask him about it.


David

Since the address is correct, maybe it was left in the house before she moved there?

[dzavracky]

David, that brown wax cylinder is what's called by modern collectors a "channel rim" cylinder. These first appeared during the North American Phonograph Company era (1888-1894), and were briefly made by Walcutt & Miller in late 1894-1895.

Don't play this cylinder until you have the proper equipment, as it could possibly be something rare and valuable. I'd suggest posting a picture of it on the APS Forum (https://forum.antiquephono.org/) where John Levin will see it. He may offer to clean it and make a digital transfer for you using his highly specialized equipment (http://www.cps1.net/).

Take good care of it!

George P.

I will! I'll contact him right now.

David