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Re: Worth it?

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Jack,

Thanks for posting these pictures—you can definitely see what George was talking about (regarding the index) in the 4th picture. Because of that, the sideways orientation almost seems to make more sense, as long as you don’t want to put that side against a wall. :D

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Just to add some confusion, here's a photo of the interior of the record drawer under the "A-150." Note the difference in the index numbers relative to the one under Jack's "A-100.". Perhaps mine was meant to open from the rear? :lol:

Note also the surviving brace to the rear side of the machine (to the left in the photo). It is not shaped like the braces normally seen on these machines. The side braces were removed by a previous owner, no doubt so that a record drawer could be installed...

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Valecnik wrote:George, I really like the oxidised needle type reproducer with the A150. Looks like you have a real nice combination there. If you have another one of those reproducers let me know! :)
Got a big box full of 'em - - how many do you want? ;)

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phonogfp wrote:Just to add some confusion, here's a photo of the interior of the record drawer under the "A-150." Note the difference in the index numbers relative to the one under Jack's "A-100.". Perhaps mine was meant to open from the rear? :lol:
George,

That’s...unique. Perhaps they had some quality control problems and the person who assembled yours was 180° confused? :D

Did Edison have a history of being inconsistent with things like this?

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David,

Edison certainly had occasional problems with product consistency, but these record storage drawers weren't manufactured by Edison. (Edison didn't even manufacture its own Disc Phonograph cabinets.) I've been meaning to explore the Talking Machine World microfilm to determine who offered these drawers. I'll soon have plenty of time to do so - - I'm retiring in April! :D

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George P. and Friends,

Concerning Edison cabinet sources- there were several manufacturers. I'll give a free copy of "Kansas City Kitty*" to the first person to respond and provide a list of those cabinet shops.

Now to add a little information/mystery to this discussion, I found a glued on label inside the A-100. It says: Edison No. 9 Cabinet Factory Form 890. Also, I have an Amberola 50 with a similar label, Edison No. 15 Cabinet Factory Form 890. Can anybody confirm if these were pasted on by the outsource cabinet factory?

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One more to add to the list of cabinets..

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OK, so maybe the dangly knob isn't original---but it's too cool to replace--

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And what's wrong with the way the numbers are placed? To a lefty, they look perfectly fine!!

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I believe the earlier of the Cabinet Factory labels are Form No.890, while after 1919 some cabinet factories used Form No.2430 There's an early style "S-19" here(Factory No.30), an "LU-37", a "B-19", and a "Schubert" (all Factory No.18) all bearing the Form No.2430. There's an "A-150" (Factory No.2), a "B-250" (Factory No. 5), and a "C-250" (Factory No.19) all bearing Form No.890. As for the code for those cabinet factory numbers, I'll offer TWO of Jack's copies of "Kansas City Kitty" for that information! :lol:

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Thanks alot for the pictures and information all. I had not seen any of this type of record boxes before alhough I knew they had been manufactured. Good stuff!

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I'm actually looking for a machine that I can work on as a project through springtime as a beginning project to help me learn how to restore phonos.

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