Brass HMV 4 soundbox

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Brass HMV 4 soundbox

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I see these occasionally and think that they look really nice.

Does anyone know the history behind these (solid ?) brass soundboxes ?



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Re: Brass HMV 4 soundbox

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This should fool no-one. It appears to be nothing more than a brass backed No.4 soundbox which has been stripped down to the bare metal and put into a non-original box, possibly for a Gilbert Tone Reflector soundbox, on to which an HMV logo has been crudely stuck.

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Re: Brass HMV 4 soundbox

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epigramophone wrote:This should fool no-one. It appears to be nothing more than a brass backed No.4 soundbox which has been stripped down to the bare metal and put into a non-original box, possibly for a Gilbert Tone Reflector soundbox, on to which an HMV logo has been crudely stuck.

Oh, I see. Thank you very much epigramophone most interesting.

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