Hey John, I remember seeing a trademark at the Wayne show about four years ago. It was very beautiful but had been restored with a significant percentage of repro parts. The price was $1500 for that one. So, $3500 can be quite reasonable for a fully original trademark. Good luck! Norman
At 04:34 15.06.2008, you wrote: >Hi there > This Berliner has a second decal on the other side that says 'Cie > Francaise du gramophone No. 2172'. I can't see the Berliner decal > very clearly (I have only seen photos so far) but when and if I go > see it in person, I will make sure the decal is in English. This > was the issue, I know that foreign made machines don't seem to do > as well with American buyers. I will guage the screw threads to > make sure they are not metric. I have had a repro of this type > myself, and I know what to look for on that count. The horn is an > obvious original horn, though perhaps not original to this model. > The horn is nickel plated, with a bell joined to the body with a > seam. The bell is a bit bent but pretty nice. The body has obvious > spots when plating is mottled a bit. > The hold down looks as if it is the tye with the hole all the way > through, as it should be. I just want to be sure this machine is > not a marriage of old and new. The motor housing looks as it > should. The crank is not the flat bar type, it is more like an > early Victor slip on crank with the slight offset in the winding arm. > I will let you guys know what happens. > Thanks! > John
