THE EDISON GEM PHONOGRAPH WAS INTRODUCED IN FEBRUARY 1899 TO COMPETE WITH THE COLUMBIA "EAGLE". EARLY MACHINES ARE KEY WIND AND CASELESS. THE NICKEL IDENTIFICATION TAG AND SPEED ADJUSTMENT KNOB IS LOCATED ON THE FRONT OF THE MACHINE. IN 1901 A LID WAS ADDED TO THE GEM AND A HORN AND HORN CRANE COULD BE ADDED FOR AN ADDITIONAL $7.50. THE MACHINE REMAINED KEY WIND UNTIL THE MODEL "B" WAS INTRODUCED IN 1905. AT THAT TIME A NON-REMOVABLE CRANK WAS ADDED. WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE 4 MINUTE RECORDS MANY MACHINES WERE RETROFITTED WITH 2-4 MINUTE ADAPTORS AND A MODEL "H" OR "K" REPRODUCER WAS ADDED. IN OCTOBER OF 1909 THE MODEL "D" WAS INTRODUCED. IT IS SUPPLIED WITH A MORE POWERFUL MAINSPRING AND WAS DESIGNED TO PLAY BOTH 2 AND 4 MINUTE RECORDS THUS BEING DESIGNATED THE "COMBINATION GEM". INSTEAD OF THE "GEM" DECAL THE DECAL ON THE "D" IS AN "EDISON" SCRIPT DECAL. THE MODEL "E" WAS THE FINAL MODEL "GEM " PHONOGRAPH TO BE MANUFACTURED. IT DIFFERS FROM THE "D" BY HAVING A LARGE CARRIAGE REPRODUCER CARRIER ARM THAT IS SET ON THE SIDE POSITION TO ACCOMODATE THE MODEL "N" REPRODUCER. PRODUCTION OF THE GEM CEASED IN 1914.



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