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Old 07-17-2011, 09:23 AM
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Location: Hemlock, NY
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My Edison Model "C"



The cabinet was made by my wife's Great-Grandfather at some point, ironically we wound up with the dresser/cabinet that the wood came from too. No telling what it started out as... I use it for my main system components.



I have about 150-200 cylinders for it, 2 "Morning Glory" horns, an empty bottle of the original Edison oil, a spare reproducer in box with the stylus missing, and a 1909 print of an Edison "American Classics" catalog. This old girl works well. We never came across the crane for the large horn, her Granparents actually used an old cast iron floor lamp frame and chain to support it.

Most of the wax cylinders were very moldy and in poor shape when we got them with this in 1986. We have several Bakelite cylinders that play well, though. I still need to inventory the cylinders and do an in depth assesment of their condition. The player used to sit on top of it and the bottom was used as a bar with the bottom drawer with a few of the many cylinders.

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