How many machines are in your living room?

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Re: How many machines are in your living room?

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As requested a few pics. of my Pathéphone no. 12 from ~1909. Enjoy, Bruce
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The record cabinet is sort of a reverse rolltop.  The door slides down in front and up the backside of the cabinet.
The record cabinet is sort of a reverse rolltop. The door slides down in front and up the backside of the cabinet.
A closeup of the machine.  It seems darker than the pictures than it actually is.
A closeup of the machine. It seems darker than the pictures than it actually is.
Pathéphone no. 12 and record cabinet.  Date stamped on the bottom of the cabinet is "11 Mai 1909
Pathéphone no. 12 and record cabinet. Date stamped on the bottom of the cabinet is "11 Mai 1909
Our almost 3 year old and 4 ½ year old phonograph fans with the nipper look-alike Bobo, (well almost look-alike)
Our almost 3 year old and 4 ½ year old phonograph fans with the nipper look-alike Bobo, (well almost look-alike)

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Re: How many machines are in your living room?

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I've got four but 2 of them are used as functional furniture. Or that what I tell my wife. one is a Regent desk in front of the window and the other is my 10-50 that holds the flat screen TV up high so the kids don't bump into it. The poor 10-50 takes that abuse.

The other two are a XVIII and the HMV automatic.

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Well, I have 4 machines in my living room. These are my HMV 163 re-enterent acoustic machine, a 1931 radio phonograph, a 1937 HMV radio phonograph and a marconi 1936 radio phonograph. THe wife won't allow any more..although Im working on her to slide my VE9-55 in there somewhere! ;)

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Richard,

I once "hid" three 9-55's in our dining room. After the first one, the wife never seemed to notice the other two.



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Hi
I have 38 machines in my living room :D
Regards Marcel

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Bruce,
Your Pathéphone No. 12 is stunning! May I ask where did you purchase it?
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We have a clear understanding... she decorates the upstairs and I get the basement. Upstairs there's a Sonora Grand and a Reginaphone. The basement is another story.

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saxymojo wrote:Hi
I have 38 machines in my living room :D
Regards Marcel
Marcel, I'm really jealous. You certainly must win the prize here! Congratulations.
Tampa Don wrote:Bruce,
Your Pathéphone No. 12 is stunning! May I ask where did you purchase it?
Don
Don, I got the No. 12 from Guido Severijns in the Netherlands and the cabinet from Jalal Aro in Paris. Both are well known and have websites with lots of stuff pictured. Try googling "Guidophonographs" and "phonogalerie" and you will find them. Needless to say I did not steal either piece :( but I do like them. :)

ChuckA wrote:Richard,

I once "hid" three 9-55's in our dining room. After the first one, the wife never seemed to notice the other two.
Chuck
Chuck, a similar story in a way. Bought a berliner with all brass horn and small matching record cabinet some years back. I mentioned to my wife that we had made the deal, even showed her a picture but "forgot" to mention the price The seller was kind enough to let me pay in a few installments. We agreed he would send me a letter confirming same which he promptly did. I left it on the dinning room table and then my wife... :shock:

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Hi
This is what I have in my living room

1. Zonophone concert
2. Edison Standard D
3. Columbia Eagle
4. Columbia Q
5. HMV Re-entrant
6. Zonophone Compton
7. Victor I
8. HMV Doric
9. HMV Sheraton
10. Polly portable
11. Excelda
12. Colibri
13. Edison C 250
14. Sonora
15. HMV 461
16. Columbia BKT
17. Victor MS
18. Edison Home B
19. EMG
20. HMV Tasman #2
21. Edison Home B 2/4
22. Edison Red banner
23. Edison B19
24. Rexonola Grand
25. Edison Amberola 30
26. Edison Opera
27. Berliner
28. Victor Royal
29. Cheney console
30. Spanish HMV
31. HMV 102 Green
32. Columbia 9000
33. Decca 50
34. Edison Maroon Gem
35. HMV 102 Blue
36. Coquet
37. X2 Standard
38. Columbia BE Leader

I didn't realize how many were there until I counted them for this thread, There are many more spread around my house, but I won't count them, I might go into shock :shock: and my partner encourages me to get more.

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Re: How many machines are in your living room?

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Marcel, If you can get into your livingroom without banging your head and/or knocking over a horn, I would love to see some pictures. I bet others would too. You have some really nice stuff there. Cheers, bruce

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