THE PHONOGRAPH (– 1900- A CHAPTER VIII. THE EDISON "H" COIN SLOT PHONOGRAPH. N automatic Coin Slot Phonograph that is almost as effective as the higher priced machines. The machine is a HOME, requiring to be wound by the customer each time a coin is dropped in. It is simple in construction, easy of adjustment and costless to maintain. Every detail in construction has been worked out with the greatest care and precision. The slot mechanism is an improvement over any other on the market, and is solid and substantial in every particular. Equipped with a winding stop, thus preventing overwinding by careless customers. The slot locks automatically while the machine is playing. The only care it needs is the occasional changing of the record. Most of the machines are operated by a nickel; but machines to be operated by special coins are also to be had. Base measures 18%1⁄2 x 12 inches. Height, 21 inches. Weight, 45 pounds. Is equipped with a 14-inch brass horn and and Edison Automatic Reproducer. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SETTING UP AND ADJUSTING THE “H” COIN SLOT PHONOGRAPH. First open the large box containing the cabinet. Set it on a convenient stand or table. Unlock the lower swinging front. Pull out the brass knob to release the catch that fastens the glass cover. Raise glass cover till it is held back, wide open, by the swinging catch on the left. Be sure to remove any dust or excelsior packing that may have accumulated, from all parts of cabinet. The cabinet is now ready to receive the movement. Next open the smaller box containing the move Unpacking ment. You will see for yourself, afterward, the delicacy of the mechanism. We tell you about it now so that no jamb, or knock, or twist, or blow shall be given to the coin chute or tripping mechanism or any other parts. The greatest possible care is exercised in packing and shipping this movement. It is first encased in a temporary stand or cabinet, which in turn is floated in a heavy outer packing case with thick layers of packing between the two boxes, thus making it impossible for the movement to be damaged in transit. Remove the inner cabinet from the packing box, side marked top up, and remove the wood screws. This allows the upper half of cabinet to be taken off, leaving the movement screwed to the lower half of the stand, with the sides exposed. It leaves the factory already assembled (except coin chute as noted hereafter) ready to run, and thoroughly tested. Make all adjustments in the order given in the following instructions: don't touch this piece or that piece, before you have followed out exactly the directions for each part. Study each part carefully and intelligently as you adjust it, and you will find no difficulty in setting up the whole Phonograph. Once properly assembled, the coin slot mechanism works perfectly and, if carefully treated, requires no attention other than changing the record and emptying the money drawer, Accidents and misuse, however, are contingencies that must be considered; and the following suggestions and explanations are made so that you may be enabled to readjust the machine yourself in case of anything happening to it. THE PHONOGRAPH 1900 CHAPTER IX. THE EDISON "M" COIN SLOT PHONOGRAPH. Τ HIS outfit consists of an Edison "M" ELECTRIC Phonograph with Automatic Reproducer, hearing tube, 24-inch polished brass horn and horn support, automatic slot attachment, storage battery and cords. The Phonograph mechanism and the battery are enclosed in a substantial oak cabinet, as shown. Weighs 130 lbs., height, 53in.; occupies a floor space of 27 x 161⁄2 in. These machines when placed in a store, hotel, or place of amusement usually prove a source of great profit to their fortunate owner. Usually operated by a nickel. Machines to be operated by special coins are also to be had. As they are actuated by electricity, no winding is necessary. They run noiselessly and continuously, and are a safe and profitable investment. TH HE Columbia Phonograph Company, controlling Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia, was organFor the first year of could not be freely ized in January, 1889. its existence machines obtained, the company remained in temporary offices, and not much progress was made. When the supply of instruments was ample, the company removed to the handsome five-story and basement brown stone building, 627 F Street, North West, Washington, D. C. Since that time the business has been vigorously and successfully pressed. The officers are as Although the company has had but a little over a year for work, since machines and supplies could be freely obtained, it has already paid four dividends out of carnings,⚫ the last on March 23d. It has paid from the beginningnever having been obliged to trespass on its capital. The policy of the management has been to make expenses less than receipts, under all circumstances. I 4024 ment shows the receipts from rental of machines and sale of supplies for a single month in the three years named, excluding collections from nickelin-the-slot phonographs, of which the company has 126: Jan., 1889, $110.00 The main office of the company in Washington is loIcated in the centre of the city, within a quarter of a square of the general Post-Office Department, and within a single square of the Patent Office. The display parlors, where the public transact their business, are the handsomest used for the purpose in the country. The accompanying cut shows a portion of these magnificent rooms. On the first floor are the rooms of the |