The Edison Standard
The Edison Standard is a general category for the Cylinder playing phonographs sold by the Edison Phonograph company distrubutors. These machines played two or four minute cylinder records (depending on model and state of "upgrade") and often had large "cygnet" horns rather than the standard small horns (pictured here). The player featured here is a Standard Model C that has been upgraded to play either 2 or 4 minute records. The horn shown is an early remake of the original horn typically sold with the machine. The wood top with handle isn't shown. The smaller horns became near extinct in that the popularity of the flat record coincided with the popularization of the automobile. It seems that the smaller horns worked quite well for filling auto's with oil. As the flat record replaced the cylinders, the horns were thusly otherwise useless. The best resource for information on the Edison Cylinder machines is a book called: "From Tinfoil to Stereo" by Welch and Burt.
Hear the Standard play "Mother, Dixie, and You"