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What's this?
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 9:59 pm
by phonogal
Doesn't quite look like the standard c***ophone but never heard of a Radium phonograph. I found a listing that mentioned something about Radium cylinders and records but no phonographs.
Re: What's this?
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 10:01 pm
by RAK402
Does it glow in the dark?
Looks very interesting-hopefully someone here will have some background on it.
Re: What's this?
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 10:01 pm
by gramophone78
looks like a very inexpensive European made machine.
Re: What's this?
Posted: Thu May 01, 2014 10:38 pm
by Phonofreak
Gramophone is right. This is a legitimate European machine from the 1920's. Does the machine have the horn, turn table and reproducer?
Harvey Kravitz
Re: What's this?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 1:54 am
by US PHONO
Radium also made their own brand of needles
http://www.songster.de/dosen/r/r1/xml.php
If you look on row 6 there is a tin with the same logo.
Re: What's this?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 7:32 am
by Steve
Very nice! A genuine European machine that we often over here refer to as a "Swissie". This does not necessarily imply that it's Swiss origin as it might just as easily be German! It does have a very nice back-bracket and the case and metalwork should clean up well.
Re: What's this?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 4:38 pm
by Joe_DS
Is the tonearm original to the machine? I didn't think that style of tonearm -- tapered swan-neck style -- came out until after the introduction of electrical recording. In any event, it's identical in style to the one fitted to my mid-1930s portable.
Re: What's this?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 7:06 pm
by gramophone78
Joe_DS wrote:Is the tonearm original to the machine? I didn't think that style of tonearm -- tapered swan-neck style -- came out until after the introduction of electrical recording. In any event, it's identical in style to the one fitted to my mid-1930s portable.
As stated by others.....it is all correct. The arm is not "identical" because arms used on portables don't have a pivot heel like you see on this one.
Re: What's this?
Posted: Fri May 02, 2014 8:14 pm
by Joe_DS
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Re: What's this?
Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 10:24 pm
by phonogal
Well, I bought the machine and will pick it up on Tuesday. Just couldn't let it be trashed. I will be looking for the missing reproducer, turntable, elbow and horn. I haven't been able to find another example of a Radium on the internet. Can anyone point me in the right direction so I'll know what I'm looking for? I have a Parlophone so I assume they must be simular. Thanks for any assistance, Jan