Big Beat wrote:
Where can I research the Brunswick? At a minimum, I'd like to find out the year and model.
Most Brunswick phonographs have a small round medallion near the turntable with the model and serial number stamped onto it. You don't see one on your machine?
I'll echo the sentiments of the group and say that you got a good deal for these two machines. I absolutely love Brunswick machines and the Ultona reproducer is very nice to have. It's very practical, you have 3 machines in one.
If you start buying Edison or Pathé records to play on your Brunswick, here are a few things to note. So, not only doe the reproducer head swivel into the three different positions, but the tone arm also extends in and out / forward and backward. For Edison, the tone arm is to be pulled forward all the way. The counterweight (little sliding weight) should be set all the way back. The weight should only be moved forward for lateral cuts. The machine will still play if you do not do this but will cause a tracking error that will start to cause minor, but cumulative, damage to the record grooves.
And I believe you have a Brunswick Model 175 - as seen here:
http://www.mulhollandpress.com/Bruns175.htmThis very attractive oak phonograph was built by the Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company in approximately 1918. The model 175 sold for $200 when new and competed against some of the nice instruments from Victor, Columbia and Edison. It is easy to see why Brunswick phonographs became the second most popular brand in the United States. The machines were well designed and well built. The #175 was offered in a choice of oak or mahogany and was supplied with a three-spring motor.