Produced in 1908, Type BV Graphophone was one of the last Graphophones made to play 2-minute cylinders, which were soon to be supplanted by 4-minute records. Like the more decorative Type AA, The BV was a very diminutive machine (7" by 10") made to be sold inexpensively at $12. The unusual reproducer was built into the casting and was unique to this model, as was the motor with its exceptionally long governor springs. Relatively few were sold directly by Columbia, bearing the typical Graphophone banner decal as seen here. Columbia sold most of the production through mass-marketers such as Sears, Roebuck and Co. (who sold it under the brand name 'Oxford'). These "client" brands did not carry the Columbia name. The horn is particularly unusual -- although the brass bell is the same diameter as conventional 14" horns found on most phonographs of the era, this horn measures only 9" in length, giving it a uniquely squat appearance. The same horn can also be found on some unmarked 'client' type BV machines sold by Sears and others.