Edison "Manhattan" Coin-Operated Phonograph

[chermaster85]

Amazing technology... I love to watch this. Let's just be honest everyone; this kind of technology beats every CD, DVD and BluRay disc, doesn't it??

[meyiyiyi55]

damn thats cool!

[RecordKing44]

I'm 13 and I LOVE records!!!

[DeutscheRossiya]

By the silvery moon,Singer Possibly if I am correct it's Ada Jones

[amorthis]

ooo i must have it

[rweerakkody4565]

by the light of the silvery moon......thats the song right?

[theminicooper]

I had to say this.. I'm 23 years old.. and I recongnised this song!!! «By the silvery moon»

[rweerakkody4565]

@theminicooper you can read it at 0:34

[theminicooper]

@rweerakkody4565 oh you're right! I didn't notice it! I can't even read who's singing it!! ! And I wonder why it's written «To-day's» and not «today's»??!!

[rweerakkody4565]

@theminicooper =) maybe thats how they spelt it in 1901 =)

[Madness832]

What is the horseshoe magnet for?

[ReneRondeau]

It is part of the crude slug rejector design. A steel slug would be attracted by the magnet and would fall off the end of the coin ramp without making the leap to the brass coin receptacle on the bottom. Only a coin of the correct size and weight can fly across the air gap to make it to the receptacle. Also, the upper ramp is tilted slightly toward the back, with a wire along the top. Any undersize coin or slug would fall backwards through the open area, never making it to the bottom.

[jdfox1]

Interesting video. :)

[Patriot1776]

Suprising level of fidelity for 1901 here! The fidelity sounded of the same level that the disc grammophone wouldn't reach until after electrifical recording and playback came along in the 1920's! What's the cylinder made from?

[quantumbits]

@Patriot1776 Bakelite maybe ?

[chermaster85]

I have watched this with my mouth open... this is just stunning!! I LOVE IT!!! Screw this digital age... there´s nothing like this old stuff haha!

[Patriot1776]

You said it! College engineering students as part of their studies need to be figuring out how to reproduce this stuff so everybody can enjoy old technology again!

[desertbard]

Exceptional... thanks

[edisonphonographs]

Is that an automatic or a model C reproducer? What starts and stops the motor?

Thanks

[ReneRondeau]

The reproducer is an Automatic, with the addition of a flat spring that adds tension to the weight to increase volume. It would have been brutal on brown wax cylinders! The motor starts and stops by a brake that engages with the governor. The coin trips a lever as it passes through, starting the motor. Another lever is tripped when the spring-loaded return mechanism pulls the carriage back at the end of the record, shutting off the motor.

[edisonphonographs]

Is the metal plate infront of the straight edge moved out but the turning of the crank?

Thanks

[ReneRondeau]

Winding the machine lowers the lift in front of the straight edge so it can play. At the end of the cycle it snaps upright to raise the reproducer again.

[timabad]

I love it.

[edisonphonographs]

I also saw that video. I collect phonographs too. I have 2 edison standards an edison diamond disc and a thorens excelda. I hate it when people just assume that because it is old that it sounds bad when I reality they can sound great.

[pghcoyote]

Thanks so much for posting videos of machines and attachments that even serious collectors rarely get to see in operation!

[mikeferr107]

AWESOME. You have an impressive collection. It appears you have your own museum going on. Very nice!!

[gmmix]

FIVE STARS!  Another mechanical treasure you've

been kind enough to share with fellow collectors. Thank you!

[PaulStryper24]

oh  :)

[hartnell114]

Ada! id know that voice anywhere haha, but it sounds a little bit off :|

[PaulStryper24]

cool. P.S. off the subject, but one time i think i saw you on " tech tv " and breaking a rare cylinder. if it is you, i feel sorry for you. 1 more thing, i'am 91/2 and I LOVE PHONOGRAPHS!

[ReneRondeau]

I've seen that video but it's not me! A different gray-haired guy. I started collecting when I was 12, you're getting a head start on me!

[PaulStryper24]

what song is that?

[ReneRondeau]

It is "By the Light of the Silvery Moon" sung by Ada Jones.

[bingcrosby1903]

Amazing!!! i love these vids of yours!

[fuzzbear6240]

Rene, Love it! Another wonderful example of early phonographic engineering! Regards, J.

[fonofun]

Rene

Another question, What dose the magnet do?

fonofun

[ReneRondeau]

The magnet deflects steel slugs, keeping them from jumping across the air gap to start the motor. It's a crude but effective form of slug rejector.