I ask this, only because the Columbia Phonograph Companion only gives the date of first introduction of these machines, and I don't believe it gives a date of the last sale or production of them. Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: <AllenAmet at aol.com> To: <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Columbia/Talkophone > > In a message dated 3/25/2008 12:03:37 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > Bruce78rpm at comcast.net writes: > > In regards to the Columbia AH Disc Graphophone that was recently > purchased > with a Talkophone reproducer, elbow and Horn: Since the Talkophone > Company was > sued out of existence and then from what I have been told, Columbia > bought > the remaining stock of the Company, is it at all possible that Columbia > utitlized the parts of the defunct Talkophone Company and produced and > sold AH's > and other rigid style tone arm Graphophones with the remaining Talkophone > reproducers, aluminum elbows and Black and Brass 21" horns? or is this > wishful > thinking? > > > this is doubtful, since the Col AH dates from several years before > Talkophone's demise (ca 1909). > > Allen > _www.phonobooks.com_ (http://www.phonobooks.com) > > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001) > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org