Gold Plated Brunswick Tone Arm Question

[JerryVan]

I have been noticing several examples lately of gold plated, Brunswick Ultona tone arms with nickle plated Ultona reproducers. Is this proper? Were there no gold plated Ultona reproducers?

Here's an example;

[emerson]

When I got my Brunswick, I thought the same thing. I believe they were shipped that way, I never saw one completely gold. A distinct Brunswick characteristic?

[OrthoFan]

According to Brunswick Phonographs and Records, by RJ Wakeman, all Ultona reproducers were nickel plated, regardless of the plating on the tonearm:

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HTH,
OrthoFan

[JerryVan]

Excellent! Thanks for clearing that up!