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Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:16 pm
by Crank_it_up
Lynn Bilton had one for sale at Union. I don't know if it sold or not.
Joe
Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:24 pm
by OrthoFan
estott wrote:American troops tended to have records sent over & to find machines overseas. I've seen a postcard of a Victor VV-VI in a YMCA hut, and a US soldier sitting with a Pathé disc machine- possibly "borrowed" from some home.
Vernon Castle wrote to his wife Irene to send him the latest dance tunes, and cautioned her to pack them more carefully as the ones she'd previously sent arrived broken.
And, of course, Victor and other's marketed their standard smaller models for war use:
From --
https://www.periodpaper.com/products/19 ... 2-yng3-098
OrthoFan
Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:52 pm
by Orchorsol
Probably not of interest, but for the sake of completeness, another British WW1 trench gramophone was the Celeste:
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/ ... 1783502460
Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 1:55 pm
by Valecnik
On the contrary, VERY interesting. Thanks for posting.
Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:06 pm
by cheryla
Does any one have Lynn Bilton phone number.
Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:16 pm
by melvind
Here is his website. It has a contact link.
https://www.intertique.com/
Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Thu Aug 01, 2019 2:58 pm
by estott
The Army & Navy models which do turn up are often missing a few bits, line the grille cover and the reproducer transport block - and they can have substantial repaint jobs
Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Fri Aug 02, 2019 11:23 am
by Benjamin_L
Mr. Bilton still has it listed on his website, but he may just not have updated if he sold it at Union.
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https://www.intertique.com/Edison_Army_Navy.html)
Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 6:34 pm
by cheryla
Thanks guys for all the info I got one so happy
Re: Wanted: Army Navy phonograph
Posted: Sat Aug 03, 2019 9:36 pm
by phonogfp
cheryla wrote:Thanks guys for all the info I got one so happy
Congratulations! That was fast - -
George P.