Edison A150, A200 Operating Instructions

[FloridaClay]

Hmmm... puzzling. Could you post a close up of your bedplate? The hold for the oiler, (I think) should be in the rear right. It should have a little brass cover that swivels over it.

Here it is. As you can see, no holes. The serial number, if that's what it is, engraved on the top of the bedplate is 341-A2.

Curious. The bedplate looks like the one on my A250, save for the absence of oil holes (one left front and one right rear).

Clay

[The Disillusionist]

My best guess is this is an early bedplates made before someone asked, "Hey! How the heck are you supposed to oil this thing?!"

[Valecnik]

My best guess is this is an early bedplates made before someone asked, "Hey! How the heck are you supposed to oil this thing?!"

You might be but not always. "-A2" is the designator for an A200 machine. "-A1" bedplates were stamped into the A250, A300 bedplates and "-A3" was stamped into the A150 bedplates, again with the first part of the number normally matching the tag.

It's possible that the original cabinet for this one had some defects, was set aside and shortly thereafter put into another cabinet.