Well, it is not exactly a toy. It is a full sized table top machine, much like the earlier VV IV or VV VI. They came out at the beginning of the electrical era, or maybe just prior and there is a regular finish version. The only thing that makes it a children's' phonograph is the white paint and decals. I bet it also let Victor use up stocks of older style parts. It will play any acoustic era record just fine (assuming the normal rebuild and lube of parts etc. YMMV)
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 10:33 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Phono-L] toy talking machine I will put the machine on ebay as soon as I can do a proper write-up on it. That shouldn't take long, because I don't know much about the machine, other than what I have learned here, on the list. I will let the pictures speak for themselves. The auction will start for a penny, with no reserve, so we shall see where it goes. Thanks for the information. Randy Minor -----Original Message----- From: Steven Medved <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:23:28 -0500 Subject: Re: [Phono-L] toy talking machine Hi Randy, This looks like the 1-2 type A. 22,673 were shipped, the final one, type C, had the pot metal Exhibition on it. I am looking in the Victor Data Book I did not know Victor made this toy phono until you asked and I looked it up, if you eBay it let me know so I can see what it sells for. Steve >Hello to all: > >I will soon be selling a little toy, wind-up disc machine that my wife >bought almost 30 years ago. It is a cute thing, that is painted an >off-white >color, and has colorful scenes of children playing on it. > >I have never paid much attention to it. However, we are trying to downsize >our collection of "stuff," and my wife decided this machine could go. I >lifted >the platter off of the machine, and saw an I. D. tag with the following >letters and numbers, V V 1-2 5548. Is this thing an old Victor toy >machine? I >am an Edison guy, and I know only a little about Victors. If Victor made >toy >machines, I know nothing about them. > >Thanks in advance for any information you folks might provide. > >Randy Minor >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] > >Phono-L Archive >http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/ _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list [email protected] Phono-L Archive http://www.oldcrank.org/pipermail/phono-l/
