Child's phonograph tone arm

[miker2001]

This came with a small lot of phono parts. Does anyone know what maker used this tone arm? The knob above the pivot controls a dampener.


Thanks.

Mike Rosen in Seattle.

[OrthoFan]

That's from a Swanson Portable Phonograph, circa 1922 --


SEE, page 25 -- Talking Machine World -- July-Dec, 1922 -- https://archive.org/search.php?query=Ta ... ne%20World

I had one about 30 years ago. I remember that it wasn't very loud, but had a nice mellow tone.

OrthoFan

[miker2001]

Many thanks!

[startgroove]

Here is that same tone arm on our Swanson portable. It has amazingly loud volume and clarity.