only $100, looks nice... is this an ortho knock-off?
Academy phonograph - $100 (Northwest Houston, TX)
http://houston.craigslist.org/atq/1450562180.html
Another Academy phonograph - $200 (Sunnyvale, CA)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/fuo/1448676903.html
seller is honest about status of the machine, seems a fair price?
Antique Vic 1 Phonograph - $700 (Santa Rosa, CA)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/atq/1450311447.html
SHABBY CHIC!
Crank phonograph - $135 (Vicksburg, MI)
http://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/atq/1439309146.html
labeled as an Edison Cylinder player... obviously not, but it is an interesting REFLECTOR.
Phonograph Player - $200 (Garden Grove, CA)
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/clt/1437176313.html
Not an Ultona... but cheap and looks like a nice cabinet
Brunswick phonograph - $75 (Cumming 400 North, GA)
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/atq/1450843696.html
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Not exactly an Ortho knockoff, the Academy was an inexpensive English make (maybe an HMV knockoff) and these are typical of the UK machines that used to arrive over here in container loads of old furnishings.phonophan79 wrote:only $100, looks nice... is this an ortho knock-off?
Academy phonograph - $100 (Northwest Houston, TX)
http://houston.craigslist.org/atq/1450562180.html
Another Academy phonograph - $200 (Sunnyvale, CA)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/fuo/1448676903.html
A Pathé "Elf"- not bad for the price and very nice if it has a converter to play lateral discs on it.phonophan79 wrote:labeled as an Edison Cylinder player... obviously not, but it is an interesting REFLECTOR.
Phonograph Player - $200 (Garden Grove, CA)
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/clt/1437176313.html
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US buyers used to like these because of the oak cases- by the 20's most US makers were using walnut or brown mahogany. (Many UK collectors regard machines like this as a source of motor parts and firewood.)estott wrote:Not exactly an Ortho knockoff, the Academy was an inexpensive English make (maybe an HMV knockoff) and these are typical of the UK machines that used to arrive over here in container loads of old furnishings.phonophan79 wrote:only $100, looks nice... is this an ortho knock-off?
Academy phonograph - $100 (Northwest Houston, TX)
http://houston.craigslist.org/atq/1450562180.html
Another Academy phonograph - $200 (Sunnyvale, CA)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/fuo/1448676903.html
However I notice the compressing nit to hold the stylus is gone and has been replaced by a set screw.estott wrote:A Pathé "Elf"- not too bad for the price and very nice if you can get a converter to play lateral discs on it.phonophan79 wrote:labeled as an Edison Cylinder player... obviously not, but it is an interesting REFLECTOR.
Phonograph Player - $200 (Garden Grove, CA)
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/clt/1437176313.html
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That 'Academy' in Houston has the Scarlet Letter!
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That looks to have started out with the Ultona tonearm, but somewhere along the line, a Brunswick acoustic Panatrope tonearm and sound box were substituted. The price would be worth it just for those two components; the rest of the machine as a throw-in.phonophan79 wrote:Not an Ultona... but cheap and looks like a nice cabinet
Brunswick phonograph - $75 (Cumming 400 North, GA)
http://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/atq/1450843696.html
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Ahh now that I take another look, I do see the little Pathé rooster (?) logo on the reproducer.estott wrote:A Pathé "Elf"- not bad for the price and very nice if it has a converter to play lateral discs on it.phonophan79 wrote:labeled as an Edison Cylinder player... obviously not, but it is an interesting REFLECTOR.
Phonograph Player - $200 (Garden Grove, CA)
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/clt/1437176313.html
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And the more I look at the pictures the more I see wrong with it. I wouldn't buy without a lot more information, which I don't think the seller can provide.phonophan79 wrote:Ahh now that I take another look, I do see the little Pathé rooster (?) logo on the reproducer.estott wrote:A Pathé "Elf"- not bad for the price and very nice if it has a converter to play lateral discs on it.phonophan79 wrote:labeled as an Edison Cylinder player... obviously not, but it is an interesting REFLECTOR.
Phonograph Player - $200 (Garden Grove, CA)
http://orangecounty.craigslist.org/clt/1437176313.html
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I guess every major port city must bring in lots of those Academy-type machines (or often gutted cabinets- I guess to save on weight). They are usually really thin wood and I would not recommend them.
Steve (in Houston, TX where many show up)
Steve (in Houston, TX where many show up)
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Here's Christopher Proudfoot's summing up of Academy: Brand name of the Johnson Talking Machine Co. of Liverpool and Birmingham. One of the more popular brands throughout the 1920's. Medium quality with bought-in motors and soundboxes, and there are few features of note.
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Victor Credenza, Delaware (Columbus), Ohio - $600
http://columbus.craigslist.org/atq/1451528668.html
http://columbus.craigslist.org/atq/1451528668.html