Phonautographist : March 2015

Thursday, March 12, 2015

Rare European Mammut Coin Op Phonograph Grammophon

Rare Mammut Coin Op Phonograph Grammophon. A massive goose-neck 'cygnet' style horn sits atop this coin operated phonograph. Visible in the photos are the mechanism that would have locked the arm until a coin was dropped into a slot, allowing the turntable to move freely and the record to be manually started. At the end of the record an auto-brake would stop the turn table and return the tone arm to the locked position. A locked drawer with original key would have collected the coins. This example was missing a few internal parts to make the coin-op mechanism work. These were often modified during the period, as coin-ops became less profitable as machines were more readily available at lower prices. What makes this machine so rare is its European origin. Large steel horns like this one would have very often ended up scraped for the war. This is an extremely rare machine, especially in the United Sates.

Rare Mammut Coin Op Phonograph Grammophon

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Victor V (5) Phonograph with Spear Tip Horn, Triple Spring Motor and 12 inch Turntable

Columbia BQT 2/4 Minute Backmount Cylinder Graphophone with Petal Horn

A Columbia BQT features a cylinder playing mechanism and the convenience of a back mount horn and support arm. The horn swivels and the tone arm travels while the horn stays static. A smart combination of both Columbia disc Graphophone and cylinder Graphophone design. This particular model plays both two and four minute records. All original with correct petal horn. The same horn can be seen on affordable Columbia models and subsidiary brands, like the Standard Disc Machine.

Columbia BQT 2/4 Minute Backmount Cylinder Graphophone with Petal Horn

German AG Gramophone & Typewriter Co. Phonograph with American Aftermarket Douglas Horn

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Pathe disc phonographe 'Day and Night' or 'Jour et Nuit'

Pathe disc phonographe 'Day and Night' or 'Jour et Nuit'. The horn and bracket can be inverted to change this French phonograph from an external horn machine (daytime) to a internal horn machine (nighttime)

Monday, March 9, 2015

Edison Phonograph Catalog Page with 20 Machines.

"All of these models wil play the new blue Amerol records just as well as our Amberola models. See the other side of this page for particulars"

Catalog page detailing 20 Edison Phonograph Models. Triumph Model A, Standard Model A, Home Model A, Model B, Gem Model A, Triumph Model B, Standard Model B, Home Model C, Model D, Gem Model B, Model C, Triumph Model C, Model D, Standard Model C, Model D, Home Model E, F, G, Gem Model D, Model E, Trium Model E, F, G, Standard Model E, F, G, Fireside Model A, Fireside Model B, Balmoral Model M, Model E, Idealia Model D1, Ideal Model D2, Opera

Vintage Postcard "all-british" of a young girl listening to a Victor M phonograph

Vintage Postcard "all-british" of a young girl listening to a Victor M phonograph with aftermarket horn. "Just like fathers voice" 1912

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A vintage photograph of Joel Engel, Russian composer and ethnomusicologist, with a Phonograph

A vintage photograph of Joel Engel, Russian composer and ethnomusicologist, with a Phonograph. The machine appears to be a European clyinder machine, possible Pathé?