Suellen, You are quite right. The model is commonly refered to as the NEW Melba. There is another model of the Melba in a Mahogany cabinet with swag (cutain) type modings on each side and corner columns. Both machines were the top of the line HMV external horn models at the time and are considerably rarer than the Victor 6. Among collectors of HMV gramophones this is a pinnacle machine and yes this is the correct cabinet for it. I know of 4 of the machines here in Australia and none of the cabinets. It won't go cheap (where is the buy it now when you need it)
Cheers, Mario ----- Original Message ----- From: "funk" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 4:01 AM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] What's This ? Victor stand? > I took some photos of the Melba at the Victorian Palace last summer > (actually when looking at the photos I have takenover the years there, I > have photographed it several times. It is probably the most aesthetically > pleasing machine there. Anyhow, I have uploaded the photos - please click > below. > http://www.cash-on-the-barrelhead.com/melba2.JPG > > http://www.cash-on-the-barrelhead.com/melba.JPG > > > I also uploaded a photo of our Columbia Mignonette. > http://www.cash-on-the-barrelhead.com/walnutcolumbia.JPG > > Suellen > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffry Young, D.O." <[email protected]> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, December 18, 2006 11:19 AM > Subject: RE: [Phono-L] What's This ? Victor stand? > > > I concur, that this is for a Melba. The only one that I have seen live > is in Jasper's collection in Illinois. > > Jeff > Wisconsin > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of [email protected] > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 5:07 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Phono-L] What's This ? Victor stand? > > This eBay item looks interesting. Is it for a Victor machine? One of > these > days I will have to broaden my education beyond just Edison! ;-) > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250062457447 > > Best Wishes to Everyone, > > Al > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > > Phono-L Archive > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org/archive/ > > Support Phono-L > http://www.cafepress.com/oldcrank
