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What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:37 pm
by Phonoboy
Image from the 1932 film Jewel Robbery, starring William Powell. I assume it's European, though I'm probably wrong.
Re: What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:44 pm
by 52089
I asked about these once before but got little info.
http://forum.talkingmachine.info/viewto ... lit=hatbox
One of George's books has some pics of these. Search the board for "hatbox" and you find it.
Re: What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 2:51 pm
by Phonoboy
Hopefully this post will have better luck. Thank you.
Re: What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 8:23 pm
by Curt A
It's a "hatbox" machine, made by various companies and named that because it looked like an antique hat box...
Re: What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 9:46 pm
by Phonoboy
Thank you. I love these novelty photographs. I think the camera box ones are still my favorite.
Re: What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:25 am
by Orchorsol
I'd love one of these Odeons one day:
Re: What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 8:28 am
by Phonoboy
That is one long tone arm.
Re: What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 9:10 pm
by CharliePhono
The Odeon machine was in this scene from "Shanghai Express."
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Re: What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Tue Aug 21, 2018 7:00 am
by estott
Curt A wrote:It's a "hatbox" machine, made by various companies and named that because it looked like an antique hat box...
This, and the one in the film, are made using Palliard components. Reflector lid machines were not common in the US and the only maker I know who made them was Sonora, but I think this is an import.
Carryola made quite a few hatbox machines with the horn opening near the turntable- some were trademarked "Flapperphone"
Re: What is this beautiful machine?
Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2018 3:23 am
by CarlosV