SAS Auction results....gulp!

[Sidewinder]

Regarding German horn styles for travelling arm machines, nickel with red interior was common used even by DGAG, but also Excelsior, Corona, Symphonion, Parlophone, Polyphon, and a lot of others.

The machine we are talking about from SAS and on Zonober is a Parlophon

[Sidewinder]

[jamiegramo]

Regarding German horn styles for travelling arm machines, nickel with red interior was common used even by DGAG, but also Excelsior, Corona, Symphonion, Parlophone, Polyphon, and a lot of others.

The machine we are talking about from SAS and on Zonober is a Parlophon

Interesting. You think that Mr Proudfoot’s book is incorrect? Is your illustration above taken from a Parlophon catalogue?

I would be interested to know as I actually have this model.

[Steve]

Well, it started us on a trail looking for a clock which we secured at auction for all of £50. It's only turn of Twentieth Century but incredibly well made out of oak with German movement. A clock specialist is currently cleaning and servicing it and was surprised by its quality and design features. He reckons when re-assembled and fully operational that we'll have a £1500 clock. We bought it from Mallams, hardly some remote disconnected rural saleroom.

Now for the gramophone!......

Ha! Not always “Overbidder Steve”!

Er, well, as it wasn't my money paying for it or my hand bidding, I'm not so sure! Still, I will get some enjoyment and benefit out of seeing it every day, at least.

[Sidewinder]

Interesting. You think that Mr Proudfoot’s book is incorrect? Is your illustration above taken from a Parlophon catalogue?

I would be interested to know as I actually have this model.

There are a lot of things we still do not know about the many small companies from the early days of the talking machine industry. Christopher Proudfoot's book (my inspiration) was written in the 1970's before the internet.

[Inigo]

Be careful.... It could well be that the advert was wrong... Not the first time that such a flagrant inaccuracy is posted on newspapers.

[Sidewinder]

it is not from a "newspaper" but a professional trade journal and appears multiple times

[Garret]

Be careful.... It could well be that the advert was wrong... Not the first time that such a flagrant inaccuracy is posted on newspapers.

I've usually found advertising images to be relatively accurate.

Garrer

[Garret]

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Interesting. You think that Mr Proudfoot’s book is incorrect? Is your illustration above taken from a Parlophon catalogue?

I would be interested to know as I actually have this model.

There are a lot of things we still do not know about the many small companies from the early days of the talking machine industry. Christopher Proudfoot's book (my inspiration) was written in the 1970's before the internet.

Thanks for sharing that photo. Wow. Just - wow. There's so, so many variations between the Swiss and German machines that aren't noted in books.

[jamiegramo]

Very interesting. I note that Salon-Kinematograph Co is situated at Ritterstrasse 75. August & Co, presumably the owners, as they were also at this address, were agents for Parlophon. Zonophone had their establishment at Ritterstrasse 71 so I wonder if there was an agreement, at least, at one time.

Perhaps August and Co sold Parlophon cylinder machines and sold (at least for a time) Zonophone disc machines but also or sometimes under the Parlophon name? At least this is just a thought.

I have never seen another front mount Parlophon and always assumed (maybe incorrectly) that they entered the disc machine market later when back mounts mostly replaced front mounts.

My own example of this machine was found with the Zonophone Concert V soundbox so I’m not sure if I should be looking for a Parlophon long throat soundbox!