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mattrx wrote:I got this album from a forum member about 2 years ago. I have not idea what machine it would have come from, but it is definitely made for 10 inch diamond discs. It is much less ornate than Cliff's and that leads me to believe it to be earlier-but I could be wrong. Any ideas what machine these came with?

I don't know if these came with a machine, but Edison stopped referring to his records as re-creations by February 1923, so these are older than that.

larryh wrote:I had two albums like these last shown and parted with them quite some time back. I rather wondered if perhaps they might have been produced by someone other than edison like so many of the standard albums....

Larry

It seems all original Edison products carried the Edison signature as a trademark.

CDB

The last album pictured came with the C150 and possibly with the earlest S19s (Sheratons). There were five in the bottom of the cabinet behind the drop down door, held stading by metal rod dividers between each album.

The albums are almost always gone in these machines. Even though the albums were sturdily built, the discs are obviously very heavy.

Valecnik wrote:The last album pictured came with the C150 and possibly with the earlest S19s (Sheratons). There were five in the bottom of the cabinet behind the drop down door, held stading by metal rod dividers between each album.

The albums are almost always gone in these machines. Even though the albums were sturdily built, the discs are obviously very heavy.

That explains the wide space between the wire racks. Seemed it was wholly unsuitable for record storage. Always wondered about that!

Thanks! - Cliff

Valecnik wrote:The last album pictured came with the C150 and possibly with the earlest S19s (Sheratons). There were five in the bottom of the cabinet behind the drop down door, held stading by metal rod dividers between each album.

The albums are almost always gone in these machines. Even though the albums were sturdily built, the discs are obviously very heavy.

Are you sure about this? Frow doesn't mention albums for a C-150. I've seen countless examples of these machines and never once have I seen an album. Then again, the wire racks are frequently gone too!

I just happen to have a C-150 in my bedroom, so I stuck the albums in it, and they fit perfectly. I would have to conclude these weird wire racks were designed specifically to house albums like these. The stop bar at the back and the wide space between the wires all make sense now.

I wonder if the albums were an extra cost accessory, though, since they seem to be so hard to find... Maybe most folks chose not to buy them.


CDB

CDBPDX wrote:I just happen to have a C-150 in my bedroom, so I stuck the albums in it, and they fit perfectly. I would have to conclude these weird wire racks were designed specifically to house these albums. The stop bar at the back and the wide space between the wires all make sense now.

I wonder if the albums were an extra cost accessory, though, since they seem to be so hard to find... Maybe most folks chose not to buy them.


CDB

Those albums are for the C2 Radio Phono. your machine would have come with second set pictured, "Re-Creation" albums.

Valecnik wrote: Those albums are for the C2 Radio Phono. your machine would have come with second set pictured, "Re-Creation" albums.

Weren't the Edison Re-Creations introduced after the C150 was no longer in the catalog?

CDB

Valecnik wrote:

CDBPDX wrote:I just happen to have a C-150 in my bedroom, so I stuck the albums in it, and they fit perfectly. I would have to conclude these weird wire racks were designed specifically to house these albums. The stop bar at the back and the wide space between the wires all make sense now.

I wonder if the albums were an extra cost accessory, though, since they seem to be so hard to find... Maybe most folks chose not to buy them.


CDB

Those albums are for the C2 Radio Phono. your machine would have come with second set pictured, "Re-Creation" albums.

I modified my previous text to say "house albums like these" instead of "these albums". CDB

CDBPDX wrote:

Valecnik wrote: Those albums are for the C2 Radio Phono. your machine would have come with second set pictured, "Re-Creation" albums.

Weren't the Edison Re-Creations introduced after the C150 was no longer in the catalog?

CDB

No, the re-creations came first, then in early 1923 Edison started calling them records instead.