In a Nutshell
You are looking at the first version of Edison's Standard Phonograph with the teething trouble of a 2-clip suspension removed: a 1899 Square-Top 4-Clip Model A Standard, equipped with an Automatic Reproducer and Automatic Recorder, both with Glass Diaphragm and Sapphire Stylus, and appropriate 14-inch Polyphone "Funnel" type Horn, in perfectly working Condition

Introduction:
The phonograph invented by Thomas Alva Edison [1847-1931] in 1877, in the beginning was used as a business dictation device and was rented for amusement in public "phonograph parlors" (ref.1). After inventing the phonograph Edison lost interest and worked for his incandescent light bulb. In 1890 he had bought his company back from ill Jesse H. Lippincott [1842-1894], and after declaring bankruptcy in 1894, and thereby also getting back his rights on the phonograph, he started to build first machines for the home entertainment market, the "Class M Home" (1893), the "Amet Motor" (1895), the "Spring Motor" (1896), the "Home" (1897), the "Standard" (1898) and the "GEM" (1899) phonographs, the technically limited GEM selling for $7.50 only. The first Standard "S" phonograph had a square top lid, held with two clips to the cabinet (ref.2, sold), the 1899 second version Standard "A" squaretop (for sale here) had 4 clips. Another characteristic feature of these early Standards is their straight horizontal end-gate. The reproducer used was in the beginning the "Standard Speaker" (ref.s 2,3), developed already in 1889 (the same year the Eiffel tower in Paris was dedicated), which could also be used for recording. For an extra 5$ the improved "Automatic" Reproducer could be substituted from 1892 on. A separate matching Automatic Recorder was sold to do recording. Today most (even early) Standard's are sold with the model C reproducer, introduced in 1902. The extremely rare Standard Speaker fetches prices exceeding $1000, even in non-working condition (ref.4), and working automatic attachments sell for up to $400 each (ref.5) . The early Standards also had a built-in shaver, which however was not a very useful device, since the motor turned out to be too weak to do shaving. The "Squaretop Standard", often incorrectly named "Flat Top" or "Suitcase Standard" is the first phonograph to carry the Edison trademark design and the only Edison machine with flat top lid (the "Square top Gem" cabinets were not manufactured by Edison).

Additional information:
ref.1: http://www.greenhillsgf.com/Project_Edison_Business-C.htm
ref.2: http://www.radio-antiks.com/IndexRadio-Antiks_Edison_2-clip.htm
ref.3: http://www.edisonshop.com/reproducers/ducer.html
ref.4: http://www.ebay.com/itm/171272328778
ref.5: http://www.ebay.com/itm/191031691752 , http://www.ebay.com/itm/161253519916
ref.6: http://www3.sympatico.ca/jean-paul.agnard/phonograph/image109.htm
ref.7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOUuoFFXnrI&feature=youtu.be

About my phonograph:
The case is not restained nor refinished, but only wiped. There were no splits to be filled. The face plate is in near mint condition with about 50% of the original pin-striping. The carriage arm has the holes for a shaving attachment and the 2-screw holding clips to adapt the automatic attachments introduced in 1892 (pict.s 33-39), which could be aligned for correct tracking. Both sapphire styli of the reproducer and the recorder are in perfect condition (pict.40). The reproducer with serial number 205612 is from around 1901, having a larger weight than the earlier ones, perfectly adapted for Gold-Moulded Records, coming up in 1902. The phonograph comes with a pair of listening tubes, expertly reproduced by Jean-Paul Agnard (ref.6), that are louder than a horn, and were at the time mostly used to listen to public and private phonographs. People who liked horns for listening or recording had the choice between several small horns made by Edison or third parties. My phonograph comes with a 14" flared funnel type horn, that was widely used for these early machines, in particular also for the polyphone twin reproducer attachment available for the Squaretop Standard and the Suitcase Home. Completing the extras are two gold-moulded black wax cylinders. One is a rare cylinder with no writings on it, except a faint incision of the number 8276 on the side. The announcement and literature identfy it as containing the song "I'll Be With You, When The Roses Bloom Again", recorded November 20, 1901 by Harry Macdonough, a prolific Canadian tenor with real name John Scantlebury Macdonald. The many accessories of this phonograph account for about 70% of its total value.
By clicking on pict.48 or going to ref.7 you can watch a youtube video, showing the phonograph playing this cylinder No.8276. Please e-mail me (Kris) for any questions, ich spreche Deutsch, je parle Français.

Here are the specifications:

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