Graphophone AJ Late

Columbia Phonograph, American / Volta Graphophone Company; USA

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  • Year
  • 1904/1905
  • Category
  • Talking machine - Mechanical Gramophone/Phonograph 
  • Radiomuseum.org ID
  • 349862
    • alternative name: American Graphophone || Columbia Recording

 Technical Specifications

  • Wave bands
  • - without
  • Details
  • Record Player (not changer)
  • Power type and voltage
  • Solar- and/or muscle driven, also addl. power jack possible
  • Loudspeaker
  • Horn
  • Material
  • Wooden case
  • from Radiomuseum.org
  • Model: Graphophone AJ [Late] - Columbia Phonograph, American
  • Shape
  • Tablemodel, with any shape - general.
  • Notes

  • One of the first disc-playing machines produced by Columbia.

    Una delle prime macchine a disco prodotte dalla Columbia.

    Description of the device written by Mr. Marco Contini, as well as in the brochure.

    Reiss lists this as manufactured from 1904-1905.  There were three versions of Model AJ:  Early had the vertical crank on the top, Middle had the horizontal crank on the rear, and Late (and final version) had the horizontal crank on the left side.

  • Mentioned in
  • -- Original prospect or advert (“Fonografi e Grammofoni” Marco Contini, BE-MA editor, Italy, Milan 1987.)
  • Literature/Schematics (1)
  • The Compleat Talking Machine, Eric L. Reiss, 2007 Fifth Ed,. page 151 (photo) and 230.
  • Author
  • Model page created by Pier Antonio Aluffi. See "Data change" for further contributors.

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