Just returned from The Antique Gallery in Round Rock, Texas where I rent a stall to sell antique records & the occasional phonograph. All of the dealer's in antique phonographs have had their machines vandalized by theft of soundboxes, reproducers & tone arms. Stolen from my booth were the "gun-metal" finish Diamond Disc Reproducer from an Edison Baby Console Phonograph, the Diamond B Reproducer from an Edison Fireside Model B Phonograph & a Victor No. 2 Soundbox from a Victrola 100. These were shiny & all-original (except for gaskets in the No. 2) in excellent condition & played extremely well, especially the Diamond B. A few months ago a Victor No. 2 Soundbox (which I replaced) from the Victrola 100 & one of its horn door knobs were stolenThe thief did not take two Gold-Plated Diamond Disc Reproducers, one from an A-250 & the other from a C-250. These were less shiny that what was stolen. (I understand that a Diamond Disc Reproducer, a Columbia tone arm with S oundbox & whatever Soundbox was on a Haywood Wakefield wicker upright made for some other company were stolen from other dealers at The Antique Gallery.)
I have a replacement for the Victor No. 2 Soundbox (finish not as nice as on one that was stolen) but need to replace the Diamond B & "gun-metal" Diamond Disc Reproducers. And, to report this to Police I would like to know what such all-original excellent sounding Reproducers should be valued at. The manager of The Antique Gallery does not know when these items were taken but they were still there when I was at the Mall about 6 weeks ago. Have they turned up on "E-bay" or "Craigslist?" Let me know if anyone has a good Diamond A & Diamond Disc Reproducer for sale. Thanks! Jim Cartwright Immortal Performances, Inc. [email protected] _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.oldcrank.org
