King Multiphone

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King Multiphone

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I've had this machine for at least 20 years and it was inoperable, I finally decided to get it restored , it has been at the restorers for 16 months , just got it back last week.
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Wow! That's a nice line up of quality machines. Great to see a Multi-Phone come back to life.

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Wonderful! I hope you can post a video soon!
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Very impressive lineup there!!

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Very impressive display. Quality never gets old.

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Now that's an impressive collection. I would be over the moon with joy to own any one of those machines. My favorite is the Sonora Supreme, but the Grafonola Deluxe, (two no less) come in a close second. The Victrola Eighteen in circassian walnut is a work of art as well so I guess it's tied for second place. The Multiphone is in a category all it's own. It's so beautiful that I'm sure it steals the attention away from the rest of the collection. Congratulations and I am so happy that you shared your collection with the forum. Please consider entering them all into the Featured Phonograph section of the forum so everyone can dive into the details of your wonderful machines. :o
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Is the Circassian Victor XVIII an Electrola?

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Victor VII wrote:Is the Circassian Victor XVIII an Electrola?
The 18 is a windup

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This is a dream lineup for anyone's collection, congratulations.

You have all these machines very nicely displayed!

Can you share with us who did the restoration work for you on the Multiphone?

Thanks, David & Lerria

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Based on what has appeared on the market over recent years, seems like wind-up Circassian XVIII's might be even fewer in number than their electric counterparts. Perhaps the wealthy 'can afford whatever they want' buyers of the time who opted for an upgraded walnut XVIII may have had the electricity and spent even more dollars to get the most 'modern' Electrola version.

Thanks for sharing your fantastic line-up of holy grails!

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