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This one has a particularly nice decal. Unfortunately not longer in my collection

WOW!!!what a great decal.Being a Canadian collector I also like the Canadian Berliners.Two of the trade-mark machine I own are just that.The first one is the oldest Canadian version (1900) with a Canadian Clark-Johnson closed face reproducer.It was used for a very short time.The second model and last version (1902) has serveral changes in such a short time.Of special interest is the nickel plated "steel" horn.It looks very much like the standard European nickel horn but slightly differnt.In the 1902 Berliner machine & parts catalog the customer had a few choices they could make (horn wise).The prices were as follows:black:$1.00,black & brass:$2.50,all brass:3.00,nickel plated:$4.50.
Since the machine retailed at 15.00 with black horn.It's hard to think a person would spend $4.50 more for a horn that sounds the same.To date I only know of two of these horns.
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I think I may have drooled on my keyboard! Fantastic machines. Thanks for the pictures!

Wow! I love this thread so far. These are some really great machines. Thanks to all for posting!

Thanks guys but,I would like to see some more US Berliner things.It really doesn't matter how big or small the items are.As I said it's all good.Here are a couple Non-machine items that go well around machines.I know I'm not the only "B" guy out here.

This one sold a couple days ago at an auction for $1840.00.

Good "barn find" for parts.Too bad the horn is a after market cylinder horn that was cut down.Also,if I remember the reproducer was a copy.I guess the buyer premium was on top of that???.There was a man in Ontario that was thinking to buy it.