CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC

Post by **Lah Ca** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:43 am

CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150

- Coquitlam, BC

Coquitlam is a suburb of Vancouver, on the north side of the Fraser River.

$495 CDN, about $365 US, £306, or €346.

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml/at ... 87826.html

It could almost be a totally cool re-imagining of the machine if the woodwork were teak and were a little less high-schoolish and if there were a funky smoked Plexiglas dust cover.

A rare B&O and Edison collaboration?

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52089 · Post by **52089** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:52 am

That was more probably a C-250 Chippendale at one point given the double springs and gold-plated hardware. Whoever "reconstructed" it definitely forgot that machines like this leak oil...

VanEpsFan1914 · Post by **VanEpsFan1914** » Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:49 am

Oh I'm sorry--with the wooden skeleton, the iron gearing, and the crank just sticking out there into space, all I can see there is a corn-sheller!

Post by **JerryVan** » Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:52 am

I'm not about to make one of my own, but I like it! No harm done, assuming it was made from spare parts or that the cabinet was beyond hope.

Post by **epigramophone** » Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:25 am

Unable to find an Amberola 1A for sale in the UK, my old friend Joe Pengelly (1924-2020) made his own from genuine 1A parts.
It featured a modified elbow which enabled an external horn to be fitted as an alternative to the Amberola internal horn.
Apologies for the old and indistinct pre-digital image.

Post by **Lah Ca** » Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:19 am

VanEpsFan1914 wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:49 am Oh I'm sorry--with the wooden skeleton, the iron gearing, and the crank just sticking out there into space, all I can see there is a corn-sheller!

Laterally cut anachronistic disk ... sorry ...

https://youtu.be/T9-bj7vU3v0

edisonplayer · Post by **edisonplayer** » Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:49 am

It looks like Thomas Edison's personal Diamond Disc machine. edisonplayer

Post by **Inigo** » Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:06 pm

Edison Special Bedside Table Model...
It's funny, and doesn't look horrible...

dale h · Post by **dale h** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:12 am

I'm glad I saw this thread. I have been thinking of doing something similar with some leftover Victor parts, except I was envisioning a Victorian/steam punk design.

Dale H

Post by **Lah Ca** » Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:19 pm

dale h wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:12 am I'm glad I saw this thread. I have been thinking of doing something similar with some leftover Victor parts, except I was envisioning a Victorian/steam punk design.

Dale H

Well ... if you are not going to do the Steam Punk thing which would be cool in itself .... have the smoked Plexiglass/Perspex dust cover fabricated for the "modern" look.

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