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Steam powered phonograph photo on UK eBay.

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 8:35 am
by epigramophone
Steam powered gramophones and phonographs have been made in recent years, but the idea is not new.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Machinery-po ... %7Ciid%3A1

Re: Steam powered phonograph photo on UK eBay.

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 5:02 pm
by Henry
Ya think? I'm dubious. For one, there's no governor visible. Every stationary steam engine that I'm familiar with has one, mounted on the machine somewhere. I suspect that the "boiler" and "firebox" are just shells housing a conventional spring-driven mechanism. Any comments, gang?

Re: Steam powered phonograph photo on UK eBay.

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 9:44 pm
by Lucius1958
I see no visible linkage between the 'engine' and the phonograph...

And what is that crank doing there?

Bill