[Phono-L] What kind of machine is this?

I had an inquiry from a lady in NC who has this machine... anyone have any ideas what it might be? -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Red Portable.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 2870470 bytes Desc: not available

Re: [Phono-L] What kind of machine is this?

Looks like a few pre-war European portables I've seen with the colored alligator Rexine and front flap volume control. Just a guess though. Either that or post-war Japan. Did she mention any owner history? If it was a family members', were they ever in Europe or Asia? On Apr 17, 2013, at