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This just keeps getting better! Thanks for the photos, Shawn. Is your last patent date Jun. 20, 1893? (Sometimes it looks like Jun. 30, 1893 - I think it's an overstrike on these plates.)

That question also goes out to MTPhono on # 283 (if you can recall), and also to Andersun on # 271. You guys are really helping to flesh out the early features of the Standard!

Starkton, I wish I did know the whereabouts of #4. I'd considered using the Frow book's photo as a resource, but it's just too fuzzy to really be of much help.

-Martin

Martin,
Last p.d.: June 30, 1893

Also I noticed that my shaving device has the open shavings exhaust port while the other ones in this thread have the enclosed shavings reservoir.

Steve

Martin,

Someone told me that Charley Hummel has #4, I can't verify it as I never saw it in his collection room. I actually never really looked for it, as there are too many outstanding things to look at there.


Chuck

Nice machine..... Does anyone know approximately when they quit using the dished mandrel pulley on those machines??? Tom B

Hi Tom.
Thanks for digging this up - I just spotted a notation that I missed. The dished type mandrel pulley seems to disappear after the 28,000s (not that there are not later ones - I just haven't spotted them). The flat type pulley can be found sprinkled throughout those first 28,000. No doubt, some of those are later replacements. However, don't go removing the straight sided ones yet. For instance, Standard #3 has a straight sided mandrel pulley (it does appear to be slightly different). The straight sided pulleys seem to be more plentiful after the 11,000s. The Edison company tended to "phase things in" instead of tossing to old parts in preference of the new. Very likely, this was a way of keeping costs down.
Regards,
Martin

Seeing as this post surfaced a few times and mentions S283 I thought I would just say that I own Standard 2-Clip Suitcase #S283. I may be repeating myself as I believe this was posted before. I also have Fireside Model-A serial #670.

Standard Suitcase #S4 was sold by Roger Shingler last year to one of the forum members

Rich Gordon