Featured Phonograph No. 107 - Brunswick Model 175

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FrankH
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Re: Featured Phonograph No. 107 - Brunswick Model 175

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Beautiful, thanks for posting this! I have a 125 of similar vintage; it's got a much plainer cabinet, nickel-plated hardware and green rather than red felt but has the same double-reproducer setup. Forgive my ignorance, but what is in the rear needle cup?

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Re: Featured Phonograph No. 107 - Brunswick Model 175

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I have the same/similar machine, but not Canadian: mine has the flat grille as seen in ads, and the Ultona tome-arm assembly. The square-edged horn seems to have been abandoned early in Brunswick's history. It was my first full-sized phonograph, bought from a totally disinterested coin & stamp store for $50 - which was a lot for a 7th Grade kid.

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Re: Featured Phonograph No. 107 - Brunswick Model 175

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FrankH wrote:Beautiful, thanks for posting this! I have a 125 of similar vintage; it's got a much plainer cabinet, nickel-plated hardware and green rather than red felt but has the same double-reproducer setup. Forgive my ignorance, but what is in the rear needle cup?
That's the cabinet key in the needle cup.
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Re: Featured Phonograph No. 107 - Brunswick Model 175

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Congrats this is a beautiful machine, I like it. Over the years I've mostly collected outside horn machines but lately I find myself admiring these great uprights like yours, gorgeous. I have to agree with the others about the grill being upside down. The Brunswick 225 has almost the same carved grill and it shows it the other way.
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Re: Featured Phonograph No. 107 - Brunswick Model 175

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Mr Grumpy wrote:
FrankH wrote:Beautiful, thanks for posting this! I have a 125 of similar vintage; it's got a much plainer cabinet, nickel-plated hardware and green rather than red felt but has the same double-reproducer setup. Forgive my ignorance, but what is in the rear needle cup?
That's the cabinet key in the needle cup.
The key for mine is a pretty, natural greenery design - much like a Christmas wreath.

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