W.KAPP COLLECTION ORIGINALLY SOLD IN 1903 FOR $935 !!!!!
That price seems ridiculous , I am guessing that it must have been an installed price and included wiring the plant for up to 40 stations.( I have seen an invoice on a different unit where they even charge for the room and board for the tech that they sent to the plant site)
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SPECIAL ORDER TWIN 20 MECHANISM
1903 PRODUCED ESPECIALLY FOR T EATON TORONTO. THE ECO CIRCULAR DIAL RECORDER WAS LIMITED TO 30 STATIONS, MOUNTING 2 OF THEM IN A REGULATOR CASE INCREASED STATION #'S. ONLY KNOWN EXAMPLE SURVIVING. 44 INCHES TALL, 21 INCHES WIDE AND 8 INCHES DEEP. THE FOLLOWING YEAR, THE PATENT PROTECTION EXPIRED. THAT ALONG WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIABLE PORTABLE MODELS DRAMATICALLLY AFFECTED SUBSEQUENT PRICING. COMPANY RECORDS SHOW A WIDE RANGE OF PRICES CHARGED. AS LESS THAN ONE A DAY WAS SOLD AND PRODUCED, IT WAS SIMPLY A MATTER OF WHATEVER THE MARKET WOULD BEAR.
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