Edison came up with a name for each model, and then labelled significant changes sequentially, starting with the letter A. So the first of the Fireside models would be a Model A Fireside, one of the last of the Standards would be a Model E Standard, and so on.

The Opera was introduced in late 1911. This was the top of the line Edison horned phonograph of the time. It sold for $100 with the matching mahogany music master horn, was fitted with a moldel L saphire reproducer for paying four minute wax amberol records or later the Model A diamond reproducer for the celluloid blue amberol cylinders.

13/02/2020 · EDISON STANDARD MODEL “B” – TALL CASE (figure 16) The Edison Standard Model ‘B’ is the most commonly found model of the Standard line. (There were over 370,000 of them if all of the serial numbers were used.) It is often called the Tall Standard because it was slightly taller than the previous model. CASE:

EDISON HOME PHONOGRAPH MODEL "B" Elegant is how it looks -- but spectacular is the way it sounds! The Edison Cygnet horn was acoustically well-designed to produce loud, clear, bright music. Plus, it is space-economic, requiring no extra room to display, while giving acoustically amazing results.

The Home Phonograph proved to be one of the most enduring of Edison machines. A version with clockwork motor was introduced in 1896, but saw only limited success because it was underpowered. The first of the familiar Home models entered production around late 1896, and continued in recognizable form through the Model F machinery of 1913.

In 1896, Edison began with his successful "Home Phonograph" line. Until 1913, successive total seven different models were manufactured. The "Model A" was produced 1896-1901. Because it's design, this phonograph was also nicknamed "Suitcase". Characteristic is the golden banner on the lid with red letters.

EDISON HOME MODEL B CYLINDER PHONOGRAPH. Edison HOME Model B Cylinder Phonograph. Serial number 227703, c 1907. Shown here are some pictures of a very nice Edison HOME model B cylinder phonograph made about 1907. It originally was made to lay only 2 minute cylinders, but with the introduction of the 4 minute cylinder in 1908, the folks at Edison ...

19/10/2015 · Portrait of Mr. Edison Frontispiece Standard Electric Phonograph, Type M 8, 14 Standard Spring Motor Phonograph 16 Phonograph Body 18, 20 Electric Motor 24 Electric Governor 27 Putting on Cylinder 31 Recording Position 31 Reproducing Position 32 Position for Shaving 34 Edison Spring Motor 40, 43 Portable Primary and Storage Batteries 48 Primary …

22/10/2015 · (So that a Model F with serial number of 780,000 might be sold after a Model C with a serial number of 803,000, for instance.) Quite often a data plate will have the earlier model with an X over it and the newer model punched-in next to it. The Edison company didn't like to waste parts if they could help it.