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Is this a rare Columbia Soundbox ?

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 3:45 pm

by poodling around

......... or am I just imagining things ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/196084142342 ... fresh=true

Re: Is this a rare Columbia Soundbox ?

Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:43 pm

by drboruff

Not rare. It looks like a Columbia long throat reproducer (w/replacement / modified needle bar) which has been fitted to foreign machine.
David

Re: Is this a rare Columbia Soundbox ?

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2023 5:35 am

by poodling around

drboruff wrote: Thu Nov 16, 2023 5:43 pm Not rare. It looks like a Columbia long throat reproducer (w/replacement / modified needle bar) which has been fitted to foreign machine.
David

Thank you for the information !

It still looks like a very interesting 'Frankenphone' type gramophone to me.