Bob, Although I usually value your opinion I certainly would have to argue with this one. You also did not read the description. The inside is redone and so is the decal.
As for high machines being the only Asian cased machine.... John Andolina had a VV-IV table top model (what $25 bucks new), that had an Asian design on it. It was on Ebay in July of 2006 and did not hit reserve at $4,000. It is also featured in one of Fabrizio books, so that blows the high machine only theory. That being said I will stick by the fact that I believe it to be a after market dealer job done at the time it was new. Vince ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Johnson" <[email protected]> To: "'Antique Phonograph List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 4:47 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Asian Victrola >I normally don't offer my opinion on this list, but I will chime in on this > one. I own several of these Chinese painted Victrolas and have observed > many more in my 26 years of collecting. I believe this is the work of an > artist with too much time on his/her hands. It obviously is not a factory > job because of the mahogany wood behind the lid decal. I have never seen > any Victrola with the interior done in grey. Mostly orange, sometimes > pastel blue or green but that is it. Since the Oriental painted Victrolas > were expensive models, why would Victor ever put an expensive paint job on > the inexpensive XIV? If I thought it had a remote chance of being > authentic, I would bid upwards of $4,000 or so. You will not see me bid > even ten bucks on this one. May the bidders beware. Bob > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
