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Please Help Identify These Stylus (Styli?)

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:12 pm
by donniej
Ebay seller "scanwizard" had come across a collection of European phonograph parts, including boxes of stylus. I (hopefully) bought another for my Pathé. He doesn't know what they're for, and neither do I. Can anyone here help identify them?
Ps. I have no affiliation with him, he seems like an honest guy so I'm just trying to do my good deed for the day :)

Re: Please Help Identify These Stylus (Styli?)

Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 3:31 am
by epigramophone
Looking from left to right, the sixth stylus is the usual Pathé ball sapphire for their vertical cut discs. The others all carry a ball stylus which may or may not be by Pathé, and which may or may not be a genuine jewel. Some cheap imitations were made of glass.

Some of the larger mounts may perform a similar function to a steel collar needle i.e. increase volume.

Does anyone have a period catalogue showing the different types of stylus?