Columbia 5

The BF was introduced in 1905 at a price of $40 with a 14″ all brass horn. It had the extra long mandrel designed to play the new 20th century six inch cylinders designed to play for 3 minutes. The BFT was introduced in 1907, the same machine with a rear mount tone arm and a 9 panel nickel plated horn at a price of $55. In 1908 the round oak embossed horn shown here, could be subsittuted for an additional $5.