Antique Columbia Graphophone Type Q Cylinder Phonograph Complete With Wood Case
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:55302665 | Modified Item: No |
| Brand: Columbia Phonographs | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
Antique Columbia Graphophone Type Q cylinder phonograph completewith wood case and horn This auction is for a Columbia Graphophone Type Q windup cylinder phonographwhich is entirely complete and includes the wood case and horn. The last patentdate is 1897. The reproducer is in very good condition and the phonograph workswell; it comes with two 2-minute Edison cylinder records and plays them withgood volume. The player is obviously a 2-minute one; were there 4-minute ones...?The mechanism is in excellent condition with very minor corrosion, mostly onthe fasteners. The winding key is present, and the machine runs for the entire2 minutes with one winding. The horn may be original but I am not an expert onthese items so y’all will tell me, I’m sure. The horn fits the machineperfectly, has a little surface rust and the gold (decal?) band around the endis present. The wood case is very solid, no damage, but has minor delaminatingof the upper plywood layer and an open seam on one of the bottom corners. Thefloor plate is excellent. The decals on the outside of the lid are in goodcondition with some crazing, and a paperfactory sticker is present inside the lid and looks original. Overall this playeris in excellent cosmetic condition, see photos. It is in as-found condition, Ihave not performed any work on it other than lubrication. I have a number ofdetailed images but contact me with questions.Will be carefully double boxed. I have set a modest reserve, notbecause I am trying to get rich but because I do not particularly want to gothrough the pack and ship routine for peanuts. For that reason, local pickup inMelbourne, Florida will be gratefully supported. Payment by PayPal, what else? IfI have some boxes of the right size I will pack the player for free; if not, buyer pays all packing costs. My choice of shipping company but will be eitherFedEx or UPS. No returns and no shipping outside the US, no exceptions. Contactme after the auction and we'll work out the details, and thanks for looking andgood luck bidding!
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