r/Phonographs

Hi all. Another recent acquisition. Can anybody help me date it? It’s got a serial of S25645, last patent date is 1898.

Thanks!

… where there’s ONE Victrola, there’s always ONE MORE! lol

The same Vente du Rummage (not really lol, but the ‘Rummage Sale’) bore this fruit!

A super late model, really boring, sale-o-the-day, Saldi della Dia, VV-IVᴬ from like 1919. Why not? Might make a nice gift for someone, once I evict the cockroach exoskeletons lol.

Have a great one! Thank you for looking 🙂

Bonus: WHEN YA SEE IT LOL
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Gotta love the gilded Victor No. 4 (a late model cheap-o enlargement of the Exhibition basically that normally only went with the lowest grade machines of the time. It probably came from a late model export tabletop or a gilded, and early, portable.

Currently cleaning out our family home, grandparents had A LOT of stuff. I can tell this is a GE but I know nothing about record players! Need help! Thank you 😉

Got it for $50 😁

Hi! I have this beautiful piece. It’s currently functioning with old 45s. We have a historic home and would love to use this regularly. Problem is, we don’t use 45s, and we’ve been told it’d royally mess up our records.

Is it possible to turn this phonograph into a modern record player? We want to keep the integrity of the machine as much as possible—no speakers or bluetooth. Just the sound from the machine itself.

Edit: I know there’s probably a lot of true-ists out here that don’t want to see this beauty adapted. But this is the only way it will get regular use again! Please don’t be too mad!

My first flea market of the year and I come home with a pile of shellac. ARTo was a record cut at a 45 degree angle so it’s vertical & lateral. A Edison disc machine would really do a number on these!

I’ve found these before but usually in worn condition. But this one also has the original sleeve! Something else I’ve never seen. Also doesn’t seem to have ever been played.

And this is one of two.

Photo taken after a test play on my VM school phonograph. So it’s been finally played, by me😜

… and your deep and philosophical conversations with a person you just met at a rummage sale lead to “I’ve got a Victrola downstairs I’m going to be selling soon…” (“Victrola” here is akin to a “Coke” in the southeastern USA- meaning any beverage, even lemonade, but in this case, phonographs, regardless of brand)

“Oh re… heh… heallllly?…”

“I have it right down here…”

…{Ok…* 😏 *lemme guess, VV-80, a VV-IV, VV-X, run of the mill…)

WOW! A Vic. II with no horn, but with elbow, and actually in remarkable condition! It’s a little bit worn, but I’ve seen worse. What’s left of the license agreement (edit: the motor card appliqué) says 12.20.1909, and the SN (The Data Book) puts it at early 1910 timeframe… likely from around then. Big giveaway, too: the triangular needle receptacle for the bamboo needles is a somewhat newer in the 1910 arena…

(Victor STYLE Vic. II, SN 20912 A)

Anyone have any grand thoughts or additions? I’m interested in the hive’s insight!

Have a great evening. Thank you for stopping by.

This machine is really a survivor, Motor and reproducer have been given the attention they deserve but I love how wrecked this machine is and it still sounds just like it should.

This was my first, I got it for free
just got it back up and running today.

This was the deal of the day at the flea market. I’ve had several of these through the years. So I wasn’t taking it home. Hopefully some new collector will cherish it.

Thank you everyone for letting me know the authenticity of the very early victrola vi at my local antique store. I bought it today for 200$. It's a little rough but it sounds beautiful. I still need a horn for it but I'm not in any rush to get one.

The song playing is "you're my everything" - al bowlly

Also one of my favorite songs

$600 I paid

Hello! I saw this Columbia cylinder player in an antique store today for $100 and am considering buying it. It needs a new belt and the gentleman who runs the store said it also needs a reproducer. The motor works. I am hoping someone can help me decide if it’s worth the price. It was really hard to walk away from but I want to make sure repairs are doable for a novice because if they aren’t, I’d rather leave it for someone more experienced, as hard as that is. Any advice is appreciated.