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Here is a scan of my Army-Navy machine slip. It has a handwritten packing date of 1-28-1919. The model "AN" is handwritten in pencil. It appears to cover both cylinder and disc models.
Bob

Wow - - for an Army & Navy. That's pretty cool.

The form date is 11/17... I wonder how long it was used. Did the other slips shown earlier in this thread supplant it, or was this form used for certain models while the other form was used for other models?

In any event, the date is written out - - not in code.

Bob, you're supposed to make this easier!

Thanks for sharing this interesting slip.

George P.

alang wrote:

CDBPDX wrote:
A close look at the BC-34 packing slip shows the serial number to be 50393.

Cliff

Does that correspond to the serial number of the machine it was found in? If not, what else would it refer to?

Thanks
Andreas

It is the same as the serial number on the ID plate. CDB

Thanks.

I'm not familiar with one of the finishes listed on these packing slips. What is the Gumwood finish and what cabinets would have had that finish? BTW, I found this thread to be particularly fascinating.

marcapra wrote:I'm not familiar with one of the finishes listed on these packing slips. What is the Gumwood finish and what cabinets would have had that finish? BTW, I found this thread to be particularly fascinating.

George Frow's book mentions that gumwood was a cheaper wood that until 1919 the Edison company had earlier avoided. It was used in the B-19 "Chalet" tabletop machine, introduced in April 1919. It was offered in natural finish and "rouge," which resembles a mahagony finish. I don't know if it was used in other models. Here is a natural finish B19 Chalet:
Bob

VERY nice example in natural finish Bartnett. One of the cleanest I've seen!

Valecnik wrote:VERY nice example in natural finish Barnett. One of the cleanest I've seen!

Thanks! I got this on ebay about 5 years ago from upper New York state, and fortunately had a friend from the area who was able to bring it down to Maryland.
Bob

I own many Edison Diamond Disc machines, but I can't find any packing slips. I assume they were put in loose under the horn? I guess if they were loose, most were thrown away when the machine was originally unpacked.

marcapra wrote:I own many Edison Diamond Disc machines, but I can't find any packing slips. I assume they were put in loose under the horn? I guess if they were loose, most were thrown away when the machine was originally unpacked.

Both of the packing slips I've found were loose under the horn. Cliff