Oriental Theme Victrola Cabinets: Authentic or Later Modifications?

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Re: Oriental Theme Victrola Cabinets: Authentic or Later Modifications?

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Bill, I love your machine. I think it's period correct and was painted in the early 20s. (my opinion only! ;))

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Re: Oriental Theme Victrola Cabinets: Authentic or Later Modifications?

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Jerry B. wrote: Sun Oct 24, 2021 4:07 pm Bill, I love your machine. I think it's period correct and was painted in the early 20s. (my opinion only! ;))
And it’s the only one of my machines that our daughter has expressed any interest in keeping after I’m gone—so much for the Victor VI, VTLA, Credenzas, Sonora Philharmonic or Chippendale, or any of the rest of them. I can see what is likely to happen to those.

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Re: Oriental Theme Victrola Cabinets: Authentic or Later Modifications?

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Studio-decorated Credenza. The left side panel shows a ghostly woman appearing to a man. The right side panel depicts a man dreaming of a woman with his opium kit beside him.
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Re: Oriental Theme Victrola Cabinets: Authentic or Later Modifications?

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I believe that these were custom jobs.edisonplayer

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Re: Oriental Theme Victrola Cabinets: Authentic or Later Modifications?

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Thanks everyone for taking the time to reply and post some pictures.... These are right in line with the examples I have seen over the past year or so.... Neat!

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Re: Oriental Theme Victrola Cabinets: Authentic or Later Modifications?

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JohnM wrote: Tue Oct 26, 2021 10:15 pm Studio-decorated Credenza. The left side panel shows a ghostly woman appearing to a man. The right side panel depicts a man dreaming of a woman with his opium kit beside him.

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is the inside done up as well?

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