- Country
- United States of America (USA)
- Manufacturer / Brand
- Columbia Phonograph, American / Volta Graphophone Company; USA
- Year
- 1901 ?
- Category
- Talking machine - Mechanical Gramophone/Phonograph
- Radiomuseum.org ID
- 355019
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- alternative name: American Graphophone || Columbia Recording
- Wave bands
- - without
- Details
- Other Recorder/Player
- Power type and voltage
- Solar- and/or muscle driven, also addl. power jack possible
- Loudspeaker
- Horn
- Material
- Wooden case
- from Radiomuseum.org
- Model: Graphophone AB - Columbia Phonograph, American
- Shape
- Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
- Notes
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"AB" type cylinder graphophone, Columbia, circa 1900. The 5-inch diameter Grand cylinders were designed to produce louder and clearer reproduction than the standard 2-inch diameter cylinders. Of all the Columbia machines designed to play them, the AB is by far the most common. It is also the largest of all open graphophones and plays both Grand and standard cylinders.
Original description from: “Fonografi e Grammofoni” by Christopher Proudfoot, Italian edition “Silvana Editoriale” 1980.
Grafofono a cilindri tipo "AB", Columbia, 1900 circa. I cilindri Grand da 5 pollici di diametro furono studiati per ottenere una riproduzione più forte e più chiara di quelli standard da 2 pollici. Di tutte le macchine Columbia progettate per suonarli, l'AB è di gran lunga la più comune. É anche il più grande di tutti i grafofoni aperti e suona sia cilindri Grand che standard.
Descrizione originale da: “Fonografi e Grammofoni” di Christopher Proudfoot. Edizione Italiana Silvana Editoriale, 1980.
Reiss lists this as manufactured in 1901 and cost $25 USD when first introduced. It is fairly common with an estimated value of $2,000 USD (2007).
- Mentioned in
- -- Original prospect or advert (From: “Fonografi e Grammofoni” by Christopher Proudfoot, Italian edition “Silvana Editoriale” 1980)
- Literature/Schematics (1)
- The Compleat Talking Machine, Eric L. Reiss, 2007 Fifth Ed., page 143 (photo) and page 229.
- Author
- Model page created by Pier Antonio Aluffi. See "Data change" for further contributors.
- Other Models
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Here you find 114 models, 80 with images and 34 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
All listed radios etc. from Columbia Phonograph, American / Volta Graphophone Company; USA