estott wrote:
Looks thoroughly UK/European to me, Swiss components and a saxophone type horn. $200 is about the maximum worth, though this might sound better than it appears.
Agree.
I spotted a few photos of needle tins bearing the same logo, for sale on UK eBay --
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...a well as a table model that appears to be from about the same period -- mid to late 1920s --
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FROM:
https://www.findlotsonline.com/auction- ... ls/239019/It looks to be a knock-off--fitted with Swiss-made components--of the HMV "New Gramophones." The larger floor models were fitted with very long saxophone-shaped horns to enhance bass output.
If you're interested, here's a circa 1925 brochure -- (Click to download HMV brochure in PDF format
https://sounds.bl.uk/related-content/TE ... 0000A0.pdf )
OrthoFan