Hi All A friend of mine came to me with what he said was a Victor V that he bought at a garage sale for $400. It was actually a Victor III with a Victor V plate on the front, and a replaced motorboard and what looks like it may be a Victrola 50 motor. Thankfully there was no need to drill another crankhole. The case is nice. The back bracket is nice. The elbow had a large hole drilled in it and it has been badly patched with solder. I have located someone who will trade me a Vic III plaque for the Vic V plaque. I have potentially located a motorboard. Now I need the motor and turntable. Can anyone please help me with this? My friend who got it is a so-called antiques dealer who thinks he knows phonos, and he always buys them and shows them to me afterwards, and he gets taken a lot. Then he offers me the phono for his price plus a small profit. I would really like to have a VIc III, so I am hoping someone can help! Thanks for any assistance. John Robles From [email protected] Sat Oct 27 16:20:24 2007 From: [email protected] (Steven Medved) Date: Sat Oct 27 16:20:30 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Re:: Edison Home E on eBay w/ impossible serial number In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
Dear Mr. Menashe, May I ask what the serial number is on the N on the Home E that you have? Thanks, Steve > From: [email protected]> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:00:31 -0400> To: > [email protected]> Subject: [Phono-L] Re:: Edison Home E on eBay w/ > impossible serial number> > Dear Al:> > Thanks for your serial number Mr. > Menashe. Now we have a real mystery. The > highest number Home E I have > recorded is around 405000 while the last Home F I > have recorded is around > 407000 showing the slowing of Edison sales as outside > horn cylinder > phonograph production came to a close.> > With your serial number of 983521 > and the machine on eBay with 994618 that > would give a span of 11097 > phonographs. That in itself raises some questions > since production numbers > were not likely near this figure.> > So the mystery deepens... but I am > leaning toward the drunken patent plate > stamper theory put forth by Steve. > OR, could these machines have been unsold > and set aside for ICS use with a > separate serial number run?> > Thanks again everyone,> > Al> Edison > Collector> > > > > ************************************** See what's new at > http://www.aol.com> _______________________________________________> Phono-L > mailing list> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org From [email protected] Sat Oct 27 20:54:05 2007 From: [email protected] (Albert) Date: Sat Oct 27 20:56:01 2007 Subject: [Phono-L] Re:: Edison Home E on eBay w/ impossible serial number References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> Message-ID: <000401c81916$2fc8c1c0$6401a...@home> Steve: It is #65794. I do not know whether it is original to the machine. If memory serves me didnt you rebuild it for me about 20 yrs ago? Al Menashe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steven Medved" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, October 27, 2007 3:20 PM Subject: RE: [Phono-L] Re:: Edison Home E on eBay w/ impossible serial number Dear Mr. Menashe, May I ask what the serial number is on the N on the Home E that you have? Thanks, Steve > From: [email protected]> Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 02:00:31 -0400> To: > [email protected]> Subject: [Phono-L] Re:: Edison Home E on eBay w/ > impossible serial number> > Dear Al:> > Thanks for your serial number Mr. > Menashe. Now we have a real mystery. The > highest number Home E I have > recorded is around 405000 while the last Home F I > have recorded is > around 407000 showing the slowing of Edison sales as outside > horn > cylinder phonograph production came to a close.> > With your serial number > of 983521 and the machine on eBay with 994618 that > would give a span of > 11097 phonographs. That in itself raises some questions > since production > numbers were not likely near this figure.> > So the mystery deepens... but > I am leaning toward the drunken patent plate > stamper theory put forth by > Steve. OR, could these machines have been unsold > and set aside for ICS > use with a separate serial number run?> > Thanks again everyone,> > Al> > Edison Collector> > > > > ************************************** See > what's new at http://www.aol.com> > _______________________________________________> Phono-L mailing list> > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org_______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.19/955 - Release Date: 8/15/2007 4:55 PM
