About 1908 Columbia stopped using wax for its records. This is a celluloid indestructable record dating from about 1910 or so. These can also be labled Oxford. These cylinders can be 2 and 4 minute records. 2 minutes have the 1902 date without...
In 1908 Edison increased the playing time of the cylinders. From 1888-1902 the speed of the records varied so the record could fit the song, anywhere from 90-144rpm. After 1902 the speed was standardized at 160rpm. In 1908 Edison cylinders...
About 1908 Columbia stopped using wax for its records. This is a celluloid indestructable record dating from about 1910 or so. These can also be labled Oxford. These cylinders can be 2 and 4 minute records. 2 minutes have the 1902 date without...
"Circa 1900" This player reed organ can be pumped by foot or by the electric motor and can play rolls or be played manually. The stops control the registration. Original cost: $1500.00"
"Made in 1901
The "Monarch Junior" used a new metal, ribbed tone arm and has a brass-finished elbo replace leather for horn coupling. The turntable is 7-inches in diameter. Original cost: $25.00.
Popular from 1886-1920's, this music box with vertically oriented disc will play for the price of two pennies or a nickel! It was manufactured in Leipzig, Germany and plays 19-inch discs.
This instrument is played by winding the crank which turns a perforated paper roll. Mounted on top of the case is an expression shutter which allows control of the volume.
This organ plays a paper roll. The volume can be controlled by moving a slide on top. A Tremelo effect can be obtained by touching the tremelo stop (the largest hole on the stop.
"Circa late 1800's and early 1900's
This Tanzbar Accordion is on one of thousands of the small and medium size Tanzbar paper roll players produced. It has 28 keys and uses 4 inch paper rolls. There are two Tanzbar Accordion's in the Templeton...
The Harmony was manufactured with a larger-than-normal spindle. It was sold cheap or given away in a ploy to force owners to buy special records to fit the machine. No other company manufactured these records, which had a larger hole.
This Olympia Music Box features an oak case with matching table top base. The pattern is embossed into all four sides of the case and base cabinet. The base has a single drawer that pulls out. The unit contains its own sounding board built into the...
"Circa 1896
This music box plays in two keys on a single disc by shifting the spindle slightly after the first revolution. This brings a new set of disc projections into contact with the comb.
