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Emerson And What Other Brand
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:04 pm
by emerson
Purchased This Decades Ago, Seller Said It Was Sold Under Another Name Besides Emerson, Any Ideas??
Re: Emerson And What Other Brand
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:10 pm
by Curt A
What name did he say?
Re: Emerson And What Other Brand
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 2:29 pm
by emerson
Curt, I am not sure, maybe Keen o phone, I don't remember?
Re: Emerson And What Other Brand
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 3:10 pm
by JerryVan
Yes, it's a Keen O Phone.
Re: Emerson And What Other Brand
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 6:37 pm
by emerson
Jerry, Thanks for reassuring me on the other brand it was sold as. A picture of it with the record storage door closed turn out on Ebay and Craigslist alerts. The reproducer is held on by a screw through the top and down into the bottom of the reproducer---it has the Emerson name on it with Wasmuth, Peru, Ind. I don't know if it was made while Emerson owned the company or if it was from under the Abrams take over? Seems to primitive to be the later, but someone I am sure will come up with the info.
Re: Emerson And What Other Brand
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:15 pm
by Benjamin_L
If I remember right, Sears got all of Keen-O-phones inventory once they ceased production in 1914.
Possibly the original reproducer was lost and they got a later 20s Emerson one to replace it?
Re: Emerson And What Other Brand
Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2020 7:17 pm
by JerryVan
Emerson,
An occasional contributor to the forum is Marty Bufalini. He has the exact same machine. You may want to contact him & compare notes. I don't believe his reproducer has the Emerson name on it.