See MAPS magazine Orsenigo (c.1922), with an illustration of the rare floor-model phonograph, Mar 1998, p.14 See Look for the Dog page 148.
The company supplied period cabinets to Victor and Columbia between 1917 and 1922. The one in the Maps magazine was sold equipped with a Fletcher tone arm and electric motor. Cabinets were sold empty to allow owners to equip them. Also see: pages 170 and 186 of Columbia Phonograph Companion Vol II. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Mayer" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2004 7:49 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Orsenigo Phonograph > Hello Everyone, > > I have a request to make for help with an evaluation. I chap I know is > interested in purchasing a very large, carved and painted phonograph. > He knows nothing of the value nor, for that matter, do I. I said that I > would try to get opinion(s) for him while at the same time giving > everyone a chance to see quite an unusual phonograph. If you would care > to help, you can see pictures of this machine at > > http://homepage.mac.com/vichighmathguy/Orsenigo_Phonograph/ > > Just click on "Start Slideshow" when you get there. > > I think the machine would have been made in the mid-1920's and probably > has an electric motor. The condition speaks for itself. Thanks very > much to anyone who cares to lend a hand with this evaluation. > > Best, > > Don Mayer > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ >
