Though manufactured by Columbia, this machine was never branded as a Columbia and never appears with a Graphophone decal. Introduced around 1906,
it was identified internally as "Special Disc" and was offered by retailers such as Spiegel as a house brand or by local merchants as part of a
promotion, most notably the Thomas furniture company of Ohio. The single spring motor was shared with Columbia's lowest price models. Early
specifications called for a black japanned horn, but most examples have appeared with the brass bell horn shown below. The K decal which sprawls
across
an entire side of the case is unusual -- most BAs have been seen with an unadorned oak finish, and the whereabouts of the K company remains a
mystery.