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CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:43 am
by Lah Ca
CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150
- Coquitlam, BC
Coquitlam is a suburb of Vancouver, on the north side of the Fraser River.
$495 CDN, about $365 US, £306, or €346.
https://vancouver.craigslist.org/pml/at ... 87826.html
It could
almost be a totally cool re-imagining of the machine if the woodwork were teak and were a little less high-schoolish and if there were a funky smoked Plexiglas dust cover.
A rare B&O and Edison collaboration?
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Re: CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 10:52 am
by 52089
That was more probably a C-250 Chippendale at one point given the double springs and gold-plated hardware. Whoever "reconstructed" it definitely forgot that machines like this leak oil...
Re: CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:49 am
by VanEpsFan1914
Oh I'm sorry--with the wooden skeleton, the iron gearing, and the crank just sticking out there into space, all I can see there is a corn-sheller!
Re: CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Fri Jan 06, 2023 11:52 am
by JerryVan
I'm not about to make one of my own, but I like it! No harm done, assuming it was made from spare parts or that the cabinet was beyond hope.
Re: CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 4:25 am
by epigramophone
Unable to find an Amberola 1A for sale in the UK, my old friend Joe Pengelly (1924-2020) made his own from genuine 1A parts.
It featured a modified elbow which enabled an external horn to be fitted as an alternative to the Amberola internal horn.
Apologies for the old and indistinct pre-digital image.
Re: CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:19 am
by Lah Ca
VanEpsFan1914 wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 11:49 am
Oh I'm sorry--with the wooden skeleton, the iron gearing, and the crank just sticking out there into space, all I can see there is a corn-sheller!
Laterally cut anachronistic disk ... sorry ...
https://youtu.be/T9-bj7vU3v0
Re: CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Sat Jan 07, 2023 11:49 am
by edisonplayer
It looks like Thomas Edison's personal Diamond Disc machine. edisonplayer
Re: CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:06 pm
by Inigo
Edison Special Bedside Table Model...
It's funny, and doesn't look horrible...
Re: CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:12 am
by dale h
I'm glad I saw this thread. I have been thinking of doing something similar with some leftover Victor parts, except I was envisioning a Victorian/steam punk design.
Dale H
Re: CL - Mid-Century Modern Edison C-150 ;^) - Coquitlam, BC
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2023 11:19 pm
by Lah Ca
dale h wrote: Tue Jan 10, 2023 6:12 am
I'm glad I saw this thread. I have been thinking of doing something similar with some leftover Victor parts, except I was envisioning a Victorian/steam punk design.
Dale H
Well ... if you are not going to do the Steam Punk thing which would be cool in itself .... have the smoked Plexiglass/Perspex dust cover fabricated for the "modern" look.