The first time I viewed this and made my answer, I just saw the top of the
recorder, which Is shaped like the Edison factory recorders, I was viewing it
on a phone, and so now I went back to it, and made the photos bigger, and
observed the other photo of the business end on a regular computer. It still
is a recorder, I do not think it is an Edison one, although it follows the same
layout of a studio recorder, shape, the advance ball knob is more star shaped
on this example and Edisons are more nickel and round, though if it was a
lateral recorder the cutting stylus would be pointed down towards the bottom of
the casing, however in this one, it still in line with the diaphragm. The
advance ball jewel is missing, and would fit in the hole in the metal spring
bar, this would sit with the horn tube facing up and the star wheel facing up,
to adjust the depth of the cut, this goes on a trunion style affair, where this
bobs up and down on the the disc or cylinder, it looks verti
cal to me, The round stud is where the cutting stylus is supposed to be
mounted, the affair in the center is the linkage to the center of the
diaphragm,still a really interesting piece, for sure, and it seems the jewels
are the only thing missing. And still I hope whomever gets it uses it!
Sincerely Shawn
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