Dear Mr. Menashe, May I ask what the serial number is on the N on the Home E that you have? Thanks, Steve > From: ClockworkHome at aol.com> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:00:31 -0400> To: phono-l at oldcrank.org> Subject: [Phono-L] Re:: Edison Home E on eBay w/ impossible serial number> > Dear Al:> > Thanks for your serial number Mr. Menashe. Now we have a real mystery. The > highest number Home E I have recorded is around 405000 while the last Home F I > have recorded is around 407000 showing the slowing of Edison sales as outside > horn cylinder phonograph production came to a close.> > With your serial number of 983521 and the machine on eBay with 994618 that > would give a span of 11097 phonographs. That in itself raises some questions > since production numbers were not likely near this figure.> > So the mystery deepens... but I am leaning toward the drunken patent plate > stamper theory put forth by Steve. OR, could these machines have been unsold > and set aside for ICS use with a separate serial number run?> > Thanks again everyone,> > Al> Edison Collector> > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com> _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org