Ken, George Paul wrote a very nice article for the September issue of The Sound Box which details the early Edison Home configurations. The article also includes a chart containing production dates by serial # (your #884 was produced in June, 1897). I'd be happy to mail or fax you a copy of the article. If you're interested, please send me your address (or fax #). David Boruff -----Original Message----- From: kend at lemur.org To: phono-l at oldcrank.org Sent: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 7:00 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Early Home configurations I'm looking for information on the early Edison Homes. In Tim's "Compendium" on page 56 he shows a machine owned by Bill Koker that is serial number 394. It has the rectangular hole in the top casting. I have serial number 884 that is identical in all respects except for the rectangular hole. It appears the early machines had a unique half nut arm, fingers to hold the reproducer carraige at rest, a brass mandrel, a rectangular hole in the casting, and I'm not sure if there were motor differences. The write up in the Compendium indicates that the "fingers and hole" were soon abandoned. Based on my machine, it is apparent that the features did not disapper together. Do any of you have any information, by serial number, on when the different features were initiated and when they disappered. I'm also curious when the "C" reproducer holder on the carriage was discontinued. Ken Danckaert _______________________________________________ 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 ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.