I've seen a few models of portables, where the horn's mouth faces front, but not one like this, designed to closely resemble an all-electric model:
From -- http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Birch-P ... SwyltZW66p
I'd love to know what the horn looks like.
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Unusual Birch Portable Phonograph on Ebay
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Re: Unusual Birch Portable Phonograph on Ebay
That might be an interesting machine... IF it weren't for that horrid color...
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Re: Unusual Birch Portable Phonograph on Ebay
Curt A wrote:That might be an interesting machine... IF it weren't for that horrid color...
I agree about the color, but I'd still love to know what it sounds like--restored, of course. I don't do eBay, so I'll never know. I guess a person could always apply some stenciled black cats and a few bats on it. It would be great for a Halloween party.
BTW, I suspect Birch offered an all electric model in an identical case, but haven't been able to confirm it yet.
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Re: Unusual Birch Portable Phonograph on Ebay
That case is almost identical to the RCA special model J. It looks like Birch built a couple of the special RCAs.