After a three year restoration I finally got my early model Multiphone back home and operating...it takes a penny in the slot, but period pennies are used and it takes the weight of two period pennies to get it going. Bob Johnson -----Original Message----- From: phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org [mailto:phono-l-bounces at oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Loran Hughes Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 2:30 PM To: Antique Phonograph List Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Great video on YouTube It isn't so much the thickness of the coin as the weight of the coin needed to trip the mechanism. Loran On Nov 9, 2006, at 2:19 PM, Scott Colgrove wrote: > I hadn't noticed that an Indian-head penny was used - that is > pretty cool! It is possible that this machine only works with > older coins. > I know that my Hexaphone only works with the period nickels - they > are noticably thinner than new nickels. > > I would like to see more footage too - wonder if the producer will > post more if asked? Apparently the producer posted the video. > > Maybe a bunch of us could post (under "text comments") that we > would like to see more footage and see what happens. _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list Phono-L at oldcrank.org Phono-L Archive http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ Support Phono-L http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank