Ok here is some clarification on this beast!! Here is the photo of the Cabinet. I will warn you though this is starting to look like a Frankenphone to me. The lady just sent me some addtional information. She told me initially that the word stamped on the Cabinet said Gramophone, but upon closer inspection it says "Graphophone"!!! Also inside one of the draws was an ID plate that I will assume belongs to the motor, and it identifies the motor as "Electric Phonograph Motor for Alternating Current only" 100/120 volts 20-60 mfg. for the Pathe/Freres Co. by General Electric!! So we appear to have a Columbia Case, a Pathe motor and Victor parts!! Not a very good sign indeed. Let me know what you think about the case, she said it opens up to reveal the phonograph, the two middle doors open for the horn and the two on either side are for records storage.
Bruce ----- Original Message ----- From: "Douglas Houston" <[email protected]> To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2008 5:17 PM Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Gramophone Company Period style victrola ? > One thing that will funnel us into the era of the Victrola's manufacture > is > the electric pickup, if nothing else. With Victor, it couldn't have been > before 1925. Also, the induction disc motor appeared with the > introduction > of the Orthophonic phonographs. That seems to track with Bob Baumbach. > Now, > we need to remember that a lot of cities had DC power districts, so the > universal motor was kept in the catalogues along with the induction disc > motor. The universal motor began about 1915, but not the magnetic pickup!! > > The only other thought on this is, that this Victrola could have began its > life with a spring motor and acoustic sound chamber. If the cabinet is as > fine as it seems to be from the descriptions, the owner could have had a > dealer do a conversion. > > >> [Original Message] >> From: BruceY <Bruce78rpm at comcast.net> >> To: <Phono-l at oldcrank.org> >> Cc: <phonolist at yahoogroups.com> >> Date: 9/1/2008 4:50:38 PM >> Subject: [Phono-L] Gramophone Company Period style victrola ? >> >> I have just been contacted by a lady in Massachusetts who has what > appears to be a very large and elaborate Period Style Cabinet Victrola. > It > has Victor Victrola Style parts, and #2 Reproducer, but inside the > elaborate cabinet are the words Gramophone Co. This is an internal horn > style victrola but for some reason it also has an additional early style > electric pickup and tone arm with it. It does have a motor in it to turn > the turntable, and I will see if the owner can identify it as either the > early induction or universal type. Can anyone out there, maybe some of our > friends across the pond positively identify the cabinet styles that were > used in the Gramophone Company Period style victrolas. If you think you > can, I will gladly send you some photos of the this monster for you to > identify and get back to me. It is a real "space taker upper" and I must > admit I have never ever seen one of these before. I checked Look for the > dog and it does not match any of the Victor Period >> Style Cabinets. She said this was originally purchased from a > Wellesley, Massachusetts estate aution. thanks for your help on this. >> >> Bruce >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.oldcrank.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
