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As of Thursday 3/28/13, this issue has
been solved. Found it. It fits and works right.

The Edison original hinge block is, by the way,
very obviously a machined part. The milling
marks can be seen. It is wider, the threaded
stud is of a larger diameter (still 0-110, but
an official O.D. for that size), and the hinge
pin hole fits the pin much closer than the
repro block's hole, AND...best of all:

The hole for the hinge pin is drilled straight!

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Old post:

Looking for a hinge block for a model C
reproducer weight. Just the hinge block.
Already have the hinge pin which screws in to the
weight. I believe this is an original pin.

The diameter of this pin is .0445 inch.

I have now a very poorly made reproduction
hinge block. Looking for an original.

The 0-110 threads in the reproducer top are
original and in good working condition.

So I am looking for an original model C
hinge block that has the 0-110 threaded stud
and a hole that is straight and has a nice
proper fit to the .0445 inch diameter hinge pin.

Anyone out there have an original?
The repro has a very sloppy fit and the hole
was not even drilled straight.

Thanks, Chuck

This post is edited:

The original hinge block arrived and it
fits and works perfectly.

It was provided by the gentleman who originally
did the work, so that clears up this entire
issue.

Chuck