General Information

Serial #

46045

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

WOOD CASING/ METAL CHASSIS, WORKING PARTS, SPEAKERHORN, SPEAKER GRILL/ FABRIC SPEAKER GRILL LINING/ SYNTHETIC CRANK HANDLE GRIP

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

40.4 cm

Width

39.0 cm

Height

31.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Communications

Category

Sound

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Edison

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New Jersey

City

Orange

Context

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

Period

CA. 1920++

Canada

THIS TYPE OF PLAYER WAS WIDELY AVAILABLE IN CANADA.

Function

Unknown

Technical

A GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE ENCLOSED HORN TYPE OF CYLINDER PLAYER.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PLATE BEHIND SPEAKER GRILL READING 'TRADE Thomas A. Edison MARK/ Amberola 30/ MANUFACTURED BY/ THOMAS A. EDISON INC. at Orange, N.J. U.S.A./ PATENTED NOV. 17, 1903; MAY 22, 1906; FEB. 28, 1911;/ NOV. 26, 1911; MARCH 11, 1913./ SERIAL NUMBER 46045'/ GOLD PAINTED 'Edison' ON INSIDE OF ATTACHED COVER/PLATE READING 'CBC RADIO CANADA 194334'

Missing

N/A

Finish

WOOD STAINED LIGHT BROWN & VARNISHED/ BLACK ENAMEL PAINTED METAL PARTS/ PLATED & METALLIC PARTS/ SIMULATED WOOD GRAIN FINISH ON SPEAKER GRILL/ BEIGE FABRIC/ BLACK SYNTHETIC

Decoration

N/A