Columbia Graphophone (Type BQ "Rex")

Introduced in 1907, the Columbia Graphophone Model BQ originally sold for $30. The beautiful nickel-plated brass horn in a flower shape on display was an option for these machines and gave it a distinctive look. It was the first machine to come supplied with the new aluminum tone arm. The picture of the Columbia Disc Graphophone (below) shows the nickel horn as seen in this exhibit.

A close-up of the Columbia "BQ" shows the "vertical" reproducer carriage that introduced the "tone arm" Graphonphones in 1907. Text and photograph courtesy of Fabrizio and Paul's "The Talking Machine, An Illustrated Compendium 1877-1928."

Photograph of Columbia Graphophone courtesy Daniel Marty, "The Illustrated History of Phonographs"