Edison Amberola 30
     

Entertainment for Your Visitors

Do you take pride in your house? Do you like to have visitors drop in and feel that yours is indeed the kind of a home to enjoy? Some people like to give receptions and parties; other just enjoy having friends call. And surely everybody ought to have visitors as often as possible. Now it does not take fine furniture and elegant suppers to make your house a magnet for friends. Be it high or humble, your home will always be praised and loved by friends if there is cheer and entertainment during the visit.

Excerpt from Edison dealer's catalog, 1918, depicting the Edison Amberola as the magnet to always delight callers.

 

The golden oak table model Edison AMBEROLA 30 was introduced in February 1915 and played 4-minute Blue Amberol records. The Model 30 had a single-spring which could play between two and three records before re-winding. The Reproducer was a Diamond Model C. The metal horn grille was stained to match the color of the cabinet. The AMERBOLA 30 initially sold for $30.00. As with several other Edison products, the AMBEROLAS reflected their dollar prices in their model numbers, but inflation during the Great War soon changed that and their price subsequently rose several times.