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LOL as they say … I've read the description but still do not know what it did. It swivels so you don't have to unscrew something? So it swivels? Okay but what does it do? Is it used to change reproducers? Can someone easily explain what the clip is used for? Neil

I would like to return to the subject Jerry started. While living in Indiana, there was a great effort to gather for small social events and also to organize a "mini-show" in the northeastern part of the state. It was just wonderful and we enjoyed it! Now that we have returned to Texas, it would be nice to have something similar to the H.A.P.S. in Indiana
and possibly plan similar activities.

vansteem78 wrote:LOL as they say … I've read the description but still do not know what it did. It swivels so you don't have to unscrew something? So it swivels? Okay but what does it do? Is it used to change reproducers? Can someone easily explain what the clip is used for? Neil

Sometimes keeping a thread on topic is like herding cats, but the educator in me demands an answer to Neil's question. Here's a scan from the period (1896-98) which explains the Emerson clip. (Sorry for the odd variegation...it's not on the original).

George P.

Back in the Fall of 1990 here in NY State, the late Doug Anderson invited phonograph collectors to his place in Herkimer for one day and collectors from NY, CT, NJ, VT and Canada brought items to sell/trade and enjoy good fellowship. It was a lot of fun in those few years that he held it. He allowed anyone who attended to roam around his "Old Phony" schoolhouse that held most of his collection. One of his prized reproducers came up missing from one of his phonographs following one of these get togethers and it wasn't long after this that he decided it wasn't worth doing them anymore. It would be nice if someone here in NY would start something like that again before we all get too old.

Regarding the Emerson clamp, it's interesting that this one doesn't have the stamped "United States Phono Co. Newark N.J." information on it. Mine has it but perhaps mine is earlier and on later clamps the stamped info was deleted or maybe this one has had the stamped info polished off. Here's a video of my Spring Motor showing the Emerson clamp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3NFvu2TdD4 and a (mediocre) picture of my Emerson clamp below showing the stamped info on it.

Doug