Coin-operated Phonograph BS Eagle

Columbia Phonograph, American / Volta Graphophone Company; USA

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  • Year
  • 1898
  • Category
  • Talking machine - Mechanical Gramophone/Phonograph 
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 313568
    • alternative name: American Graphophone || Columbia Recording

 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • Other Recorder/Player
  • Power type and voltage
  • Solar- and/or muscle driven, also addl. power jack possible
  • Loudspeaker
  • Horn
  • Material
  • Various materials
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Coin-operated Phonograph BS Eagle - Columbia Phonograph, American
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes

  • Columbia Graphophone model Eagle BS Automatic Coin-Operated. Built in the USA around 1898, it was intended for high-level public establishments. It worked with special tokens. The crank was equipped with a clutch that did not allow the customer to damage the spring at the end of the stroke. The double horn was an optional.

    Reiss lists this as manufactured from 1898-1901 and cost $20 USD when first introduced. It is somewhat rare with an estimated value of $4,000 USD (2007).

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Collector info (Sammler) (Deutsches Phonomuseum St. Georgen)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • -- Original prospect or advert ("I Grammofoni" Italy from Nino Ciravegna and Fermo Galbiati†, Edicart editor)
  • Literature/Schematics (2)
  • The Compleat Talking Machine, Eric L. Reiss, 2007 Fifth Ed., page 199 (photo) and page 230.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Heiko zur Mühlen. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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