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At first glance this looks like a 131a of 1929, but that model had the Plano-Reflex tonearm and the No.9 soundbox. This one has the American style tonearm found on the 113/113a portables and the No.15 soundbox. No model number is displayed, but the lid transfer clearly states "Made in England".
So much better looking than an HMV Re-Entrant, it would make an unusual addition to anyone's collection. The seller has also listed an HMV511 at the very reasonable starting price of £299. What a fine pair they would make.

Indeed it's beautiful! Impressive!

I'm disappointed with the relatively small horn it has in comparison to the size of the cabinet.

As for the seller's comments about Columbia V HMV, I couldn't agree more!

That's quite interesting, it is the first UK Columbia I see with the US Viva Tonal arm. I have the US 810 model, a huge machine with equally large horn and arm. This one looks smaller, and evidently the horn is too small as Steve pointed out. I have also the UK-made 132a, with a plano-reflex arm and a very large bifurcated horn, probably the largest Columbia horn (there is another UK Columbia model, I forget the number, with a slightly taller cabinet than the 132a, but I am not sure if the horn is larger).

The 156?

Inigo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:40 pmThe 156?

No, Iñigo, it is not the 156 which is wider but not taller, and the horn does not look that big. I saw that other machine in a Columbia catalogue that Roger posted in the forum, but finding it now is quite complicated, especially if you don't know the type number you are looking for.

Yes, a catalogue of uk Columbia models... I remember it...

CarlosV wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 4:05 am

Inigo wrote: ↑Wed Sep 15, 2021 1:40 pmThe 156?

No, Iñigo, it is not the 156 which is wider but not taller, and the horn does not look that big. I saw that other machine in a Columbia catalogue that Roger posted in the forum, but finding it now is quite complicated, especially if you don't know the type number you are looking for.

I think this is it:

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=43053

OrthoFan

That is! Thanks!

OrthoFan wrote: ↑Thu Sep 16, 2021 10:37 am

I think this is it:

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=43053

OrthoFan

Yes, thanks for finding it! The 134a is the one I had in mind, it is slightly larger than the 132a, with possibly a larger horn.