I don't think there are "hundreds of Idelias" out there. Terry Baer, who has researched and documented known Ideals and Idelias, knows of about 50 of them. Of course there are probably a few more that he does not know about. It is likely that most have been restored. So the number of original, unrestored, Idelias in pristine condition is probably less than ten. That may explain why this one went so high, even though it did not even have a wooden horn! (The wood grained metal horn was pretty nice, however).
Ray ----- Original Message ----- From: "Albert" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 8:13 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Idelia SOLD > Something doesnt seem right. I guess rarity has nothing to do with value. > It must be more about demand or mystique. Several collectors I know have > Idelias in their collections, there are probably hundreds out there. I saw > a nice Multiphone sell for 31k at a live auction and know of a sale of an > Auxetophone for 25k. Is an Idelia worth substantially more than these two > extremely rare machines?
