That's a very cool machine and a quite beautiful horn! The Oxford was sold by Sears between 1908 and 1909, one of the very last Columbia cylinder phonographs. The tracking problems likely come from the cylinder which also happens fairly often with my records. Your reproducer looks like a spring-engaged Lyric T-3 which was made for 4-minute cylinders but would also play the 2-minute indestructibles (= celluloid cylinders only). Thanks for posting!
Very nice! Is that singer Len Spencer?
MrXnews 2 years ago
this machine was restored or not? if yes, it was well done!
leoblkbl 2 years ago
The machine was playing as it was found...in an attic!!! Amazing!
flowers2you 2 years ago
That's a very cool machine and a quite beautiful horn! The Oxford was sold by Sears between 1908 and 1909, one of the very last Columbia cylinder phonographs. The tracking problems likely come from the cylinder which also happens fairly often with my records. Your reproducer looks like a spring-engaged Lyric T-3 which was made for 4-minute cylinders but would also play the 2-minute indestructibles (= celluloid cylinders only). Thanks for posting!
phonatic 3 years ago