Amberola I, III, and/or Opera instruction manuals?

[PeterF]

Do such things exist? Was there one for the I-A, especially? Would love to
find digital copies of any of them. George Paul tells me his Amberola III arrived with only the detached front cover of its manual, so there's hope.

[victorIIvictor]

There was definitely an Opera **Owner's** manual, although I'm not sure that is what you are looking for. This company sells a nice reprint:

http://www.phonographs.org/store/index. ... =2a&page=2

Look for item L-122.

Best wishes, Mark

[victorIIvictor]

Actually, now that I think about it, illustrations from the Amberola 1A manual are reprinted in both Frow and Sefl, and Frow. They are reproduced much more clearly in the former book.

[PeterF]

The Frow Cylinder Companion book does indeed show a couple of Amberola I-A illustrations, but these are parts diagrams rather than instructions.

Does anyone know for certain whether there was a full-on instruction manual for the I-A?

And if anyone happens to have one, let's see if we can get some scans up on the internet, because they would be most interesting!

[Valecnik]

I've never seen one for a 1A or one specifically for 1B or III. There are reproductions available for the Opera. Given the expense of the 1A, B, & III and given that it's a bit of a trick to get those mechanisms in and out, it's surprising nothing was provided.

For what it's worth, there are manuals for the A150, 250, B & C series Diamond Discs, available and posted here. More evidence indicating there should have been something for the Amberolas.