Bidspirit auction | Columbia Graphophone Type Q Phonograph

Columbia Graphophone Type Q Phonograph - A Columbia Graphophone Type Q mechanical cylinder phonograph. The machine is constructed with an exposed clockwork motor mounted on a rectangular black-painted metal base plate featuring gold pinstripe bordering and a central floral transfer. A cast metal frame supports the mechanism and is cast with the text THE GRAPHOPHONE TYPE Q PATENTED MAY 4 1886 DEC. 27 1887 APRIL 3 1888 JUNE 10 1890 OCT.