Columbia Q/ busy bee wooden base

[daverob]

Hello,
I have this busy bee Q phonograph that came with this board and wooden case. I see some online with a wooden base, but those seem to have attachments for the lift off Columbia lid/suitcase.

Is this someone's aftermarket attempt to suitcase - ize this particular Q?

The wood base does not attach to the phonograph in any obvious way.

Any insight would be helpful. Thanks

[TinfoilPhono]

It definitely looks like a very nice homemade case to secure a Busy Bee. I don't think Busy Bees were ever sold cased -- I think they were always basic. Some clever person opted to make his own. A great piece of phonographic history.

[Fonotone]

That's pretty neat, Dave. Does the baseboard fit inside the box? Looks like it's a bit larger than the box's interior dimensions. Nice piece regardless.

-- Grant

[daverob]

Interesting. The base fits in the case, or the phonograph does without the base, but with both the traveling Reproducer attachment portion prevents closure.
I guess someone thought it looked good enough.

Any idea what kind of base has only 3 screws for attaching something?

Bottom of base

Top of base (the rubber washers had 'liquefied' so I removed them.)

the screws have odd spacers on them