Found an A-200 Diamond Disc

[john9ten]

Hello all
Here is an A-200 Diamond Disc that I picked up at the CAPS show. Some of you will remember I was looking for one. Thanks to Tom Hawthorn I have one now.
These pics are before any cleaning, polishing, dusting, etc. This was in a building at Tom's for some time. The painted horn is nice; I don't know why they would cover it with cloth. I may not replace the cloth, not sure yet. Seems a shame to hide that nice graining. Also the horn is in two pieces, with a connection like a cygnet horn. The record drawer is divided by wooden dividers for each record, rather than dividers for ten records like in the later machines. The paper index is also present. I do not show the reproducer, but it came in an original leatherette covered box, very nice. The bedplate is brown with scroll decorations and a very unusual brake, the only one I have seen like this on a DD model.

[schweg]

Nice! Those earlier DD machines certainly had a lot of class.

[Andersun]

John,

I bet you can't wait to clean her up! That is the fun part. Looks like a great machine!

Steve

[Phonofreak]

Hi John,
Nice machine. I have an A-200 machine also. I had no idea about grille cloth. Mine didn't have any. The really cool feature about these machines is the big glass knob on front. Enjoy your machine.
Harvey Kravitz

[Valecnik]

Congratulations! Be gentle with that cleaning. it doesn't appear to need much.

What's the SN and is it also stamped underneath the platter?