In my experience, when people mistakenly use the term "Victrola," they're usually talking about an inside-horn machine. If it were an outside horn machine thay would have most like said "gramophone" or just phonograph. My guess would be that it's an Amberola.
>From: john robles <[email protected]> >Reply-To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >To: Antique Phonograph List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] The Elusive Edison Victrola >Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:50:12 -0700 (PDT) > >I had thought about that. Of course the CAPS show is this weekend too... > >[email protected] wrote: If it is high valued machine you may be able to >create the chance of purchasing the machine by offering a higher but a very >fair price. If it is an opera in original condition offer at least $2500 >and see what they say. > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Sent: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:33 AM >Subject: Re: [Phono-L] The Elusive Edison Victrola > > >I hope it's an Ediphone. I'd be sick if it were an Opera... > >estott wrote: Could be anything from an Opera to an >Ediphone. > >Eric Stott > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "john robles" >To: > >Sent: Friday, August 11, 2006 9:20 AM >Subject: [Phono-L] The Elusive Edison Victrola > > > > Hi All > > I got a call from a local antique store, someone needs their 'Edison > > Victrola' spruced up because they have a buyer for it. I called the >owner, > > who sounds like she is about sixty-something, and she told me she > > inherited it from her dad. I expected it to be a Diamond Disc machine, >but > > it is a cylinder player. I haven't seen it yet, but the fact that she > > already has a buyer and that it is going to pass through my hands before > > it goes to its new home makes me think it will be something really >choice > > like an Idelia, and that she will have sold it to the other party for >like > > $250 or something and I will have no chance to rescue it! It comes with > > several cylinders too, the ming fairly boggles at what could be there, > > when a machine passes from its original family...Oh, but the one >drawback > > is that she says she doesn't have any needles for it.... > > john Robles > > _______________________________________________ > > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] > >Phono-L Archive >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > >Support Phono-L >http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] > >Phono-L Archive >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > >Support Phono-L >http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank >________________________________________________________________________ >Check out AOL.com today. Breaking news, video search, pictures, email and >IM. All on demand. Always Free. >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] > >Phono-L Archive >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > >Support Phono-L >http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank > >_______________________________________________ >Phono-L mailing list >[email protected] > >Phono-L Archive >http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > >Support Phono-L >http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
