Which Brand is That?
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- Victor IV
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Which Brand is That?
I bought a small tabletop that has no obvious brand inscribed. As the photos show, it has a small circle on the spindle, that instead of showing the brand has a license number. The arm, shown in the second photo, has a number and a symbol of a bird that resembles a flamingo. I have seen this symbol before, but I do not recall exactly the origin - my guess is German, but I may be wrong. No identification on the motor neither, and it came without a soundbox, I added a German one that fits well, which compounds to my suspicion about it being German. Any guesses?
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- Victor II
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Re: Which Brand is That?
The flamingo is found on Beka records (Bumb & Koenig)
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- Victor V
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Re: Which Brand is That?
There are one ot two threads on here about this. I think that epigramophone has mentioned that Beka also sold parts to other manufacturers so there is no guarentee a whole gramophone is made by Beka.
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=43187&p=254587&hil ... go#p254587
Some-what ironically, I started a similar thread about a gramophone I own some time ago ..... and because the photographs have 'gone' I can't remember which one it is !
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=36053&p=215341&hil ... go#p215341
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- Victor IV
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Re: Which Brand is That?
Thanks, Poodling, too bad the photos are gone, we could check them against the one I posted. But it seems that it is confirmed to be a Beka, or at least, a machine made with Beka parts.
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Re: Which Brand is That?
I had a look around last night and found the gramophone !
Mine is a table top - quite a large one compared to my others. I remember that it has a two spring motor.
It only has the flamingo etching though - no numbers like yours has.
Oh, it came with the 'Saturn' type sound-box - mine has no 'Saturn' brand name though.
Here are a few photographs:
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- Victor I
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Re: Which Brand is That?
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I had a look around last night and found the gramophone !
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You got so many gramophones you don't know where they all are?? Wow, that must be some collection!
I had a look around last night and found the gramophone !
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You got so many gramophones you don't know where they all are?? Wow, that must be some collection!
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Re: Which Brand is That?
I had a look around last night and found the gramophone !
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You got so many gramophones you don't know where they all are?? Wow, that must be some collection!
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Ha ha !!!
I do indeed have what I think is a high number of gramophones.
I know where they all are it's just I couldn't remember which one had the flaminco 'logo' on it.
Happy days An Balores !
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- Victor I
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Re: Which Brand is That?
Ah, I see...happy days, indeed!