The works are from an Edison Diamond Disc B-200 or C-200 model and the cabinet is a very late Amberola 1B (or B1 if you prefer) - IMHO. Whether it left the factory this way is open to speculation. I would tend to think not despite the seller's description. It's a gorgeous oak Amberola 1B cabinet in spite of being refinished. It would be interesting to see a close up of the Diamond Disc ID plate to confirm whether the seller also retained and installed the ID plate from the B-200 or C-200 works.Lucius1958 wrote: the works are definitely not from an A-250.
Note the absence of corner decoration on the bedplate, and the projection for the lift lever…
What's odd about this Diamond Disc Phonograph...
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I believe the cabinets that Edison repurposed had the circular openning for the cylinder filled in and the cylinder drawers were ganged together and modified to hold disc's.estott wrote:I think this might be from when the factory was using up old cabinets and sending some out the back door.
The evidence suggests this is a Frankenberola.
$900 seems high. I would also be concerned that an extra hole was drilled in the side for the crank.
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