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I recently picked up a nice little Columbia BK. Someone in the recent past added 4 of the round tan felt pads, of the type sold to put on chair leg bottoms to keep them from scratching laminate floors, in the corners where the bed plate rests on the case. They work quite well and don't show when the machine is assembled, but are a bit jarringly modern. What was originally used (type, color, etc.)?

Clay

Hello,
They had similar black rubber bumpers to Edison machines. My two BKs are absolutely flat.
"Cybertigger" on Ebay sells excellent authentic replacements roughly ⅝" across by ⅜" with pins for $3.25 a set on Ebay.
Best regards,
Alistair.

Thanks Alistair! Strangely enough I have an extra set of those on hand, albeit not from "cyber_tigger." But that is a whole other very strange story. Got mine from APSCO and will give that a try.

Clay

Come on Clay,
"But that is a whole other very strange story"
Sounds interesting.
Can you explain?.
Alistair.

Will PM you about that.

Clay