trying to identify a Phonograph recorder

[herrickpickups]

Unusual fork fixing under the tapered carriage arm fixing ?

it looks similar to & fits a Columbia Graphophone ?
Thanks for any suggestions

[paradroid1793]

I think it belongs to a Columbia as well, it looks similar to the Graphophone reproducers.

[Shawn]

It's a Columbia.

Later Columbia machines - AT, AO, and HG used both a reproducer and recorder that required the fingers (or a fork-like structure) to engage with the lift lever.

Here's an ad for Columbia reproducer with the fingers from around 1903.

Shawn

[herrickpickups]

thanks for the info

[DanP58]

Good morning since this thread is about Columbia reproducers , I’d like to jump on it and say I’m still looking for a AQ reproducer with the round /ball end, if anyone has one for sale I’m interested
Dan

[ChuckA]

I have one of those with the long neck and lift fingers in original box and it's marked for a model AO.

Chuck

[DanP58]

Chuck this is what it looks like , I need just the reproducer , I have the rest of the assembly
Dan