Columbia 1929 "Flyer"

soundgen · Post by **soundgen** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 8:00 am

2Bdecided · Post by **2Bdecided** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:07 am

Looking at those, it's amazing how some of them are _very_ common today (if there's a day you can hit eBay and not see something on that leaflet, I'd be amazed), yet some of them never seem to turn up.

I guess the original prices would help explain it. What's the nicest / most expensive model pre-HMV Columbia produced?

Cheers,
David.

soundgen · Post by **soundgen** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:03 pm

The price of the 113A was 50 Guineas ( £52.10.00 ) you could by a Standard motor car in 1933 for £159 ! So the Columbia price seems huge to me 1/3rd the price of a small car

Damfino59 · Post by **Damfino59** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 12:46 pm

I would like to have the 131a with the 9 ft horn please.

It could also go next to my HMV 194.

soundgen · Post by **soundgen** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:24 pm

Damfino59 wrote:I would like to have the 131a with the 9 ft horn please.

It could also go next to my HMV 194.

I'll look out for one for you !

Post by **epigramophone** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 1:27 pm

2Bdecided wrote:Looking at those, it's amazing how some of them are _very_ common today (if there's a day you can hit eBay and not see something on that leaflet, I'd be amazed), yet some of them never seem to turn up.

I guess the original prices would help explain it. What's the nicest / most expensive model pre-HMV Columbia produced?

Cheers,
David.

This was the most expensive Columbia in the 1913/14 catalogue, a huge sum one hundred years ago. Whether it was the nicest is a matter of opinion!

The 131a of 1929 is near the top of my dream machine list, just behind the Seymour Superphone and the EMG Mark VII.

soundgen · Post by **soundgen** » Mon Jul 22, 2013 2:25 pm

That's £10K today !

http://safalra.com/other/historical-uk- ... onversion/

soundgen · Post by **soundgen** » Tue Jul 23, 2013 2:09 pm

Can you post a complete scan of this 1913 catalogue ?

Post by **epigramophone** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 5:19 am

I certainly will, but it runs to 28 pages and may take a little time.
I also have a 1908 catalogue, featuring both disc and cylinder machines, which I can post.

It is refreshing to see some interest in UK Columbia, which has been under the shadow of HMV for far too long.

Post by **epigramophone** » Wed Jul 24, 2013 6:23 am

1913 Columbia catalogue coming up. As pdf files and hyperlinks are beyond my understanding I am splitting the pages over more than one post. Here goes......