Amberola 50 serial number-to-production year table?

Player-Tone · Post by **Player-Tone** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 1:30 pm

Hello,
I just picked up an Amberola 50 and was wondering if it is possible to look up the serial number to find an approximate year of production?

Here is the serial number: SM-23409

Thanks.

Post by **Lucius1958** » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:28 pm

Interesting: I didn't know the "SM" prefix was used on Amberolas....

Bill

Wagnerian · Post by **Wagnerian** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 7:01 am

Lucius1958 wrote:Interesting: I didn't know the "SM" prefix was used on Amberolas....

They certainly were but like most things Edison, not consistantly.

The plate on my Amberola III shows Type "SM" Model "III", the Amberola 75 shows "75 SM xxxxxx" but the Amberola VI dosn't mention SM but shows Model "VI" and the serial number.

Best wishes

Tim W-W

Phonofreak · Post by **Phonofreak** » Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:49 pm

SM on Edison models is Spring Motor.
Harvey Kravitz

NEFaurora · Post by **NEFaurora** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 8:18 pm

What color is the dataplate?

On the Amberola 50..

The Black and Aluminum dataplates were used from 1915 to 1917.

The Brass dataplates were used from 1918 to 1929.

According to Frow's Amberola 50 production publishings, Your Amberola 50 was made in the 1917-1918 timeframe. Knowing what color your dataplate is would narrow it down even more since it seems to fall within the dataplate changeover cut-off period. It would be a good "estimate".

Tony K.

Player-Tone · Post by **Player-Tone** » Mon Mar 25, 2013 9:00 pm

Thanks for the info Tony, that's great!
It has the aluminum plate, so I guess it was made in 1917.

Player-Tone · Post by **Player-Tone** » Wed Jan 14, 2015 2:23 pm

Do you know the exact date when Edison started with the brass plates on the Amberola 50? Was it with the new year (Jan 1), or did it happen some time into the year 1918?

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