The Talking Machine Forum — For All Antique Phonographs & Recordings

In the early 20th Century Columbia acquired the assets of the Ohio Talk-O-Phone company. Many of us have seen cabinets built by Talk-O-Phone used by the Columbia company with Columbia decals, motors, etc. Does anyone know if Columbia also used the Talk-O-Phone horns and aluminum elbows?

Jerry Blais

I was always wondering about that myself. Years ago, I bought a Columbia BA front mount. It uses a Talk-O-Phone cabinet. Mine has the Talk-O-Phone B&B horn and elbow. It fits perfectly with the BA arms. The Talk-O_Phone elbow, fits the Columbia reproducer snugly for a good fit.
Harvey Kravitz