[78-L] abbreviations on a Columbia

[Steven C. Barr]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <AllenAmet at aol.com>
> "I just bought a tiny Columbia electric portable  that is like from the
> early '50s and where the needle carriage flips over  between 78 and 45/33,
> there are printed the letters "L" and "N".  I think  that the needle 
> carriage
> is from Europe, it says made in Holland or  something "
>  What do the letters L and N mean, back in  the 50s?
>
I would guess they meant "LP" (or "Long Playing?")...and
"Normal" (i.e. a then-normal 78rpm record needing a 3-mil tip?)

...stevenc