Need I'D on a zonophone

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Need I'D on a zonophone

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Picked this up at a sale. Plays fine. I just would like to identify the model. I don't see zonophone around here. Victors and Edisons are everywhere. Thanks, Christine G.
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Reiss pictures this model, but lists it as "unidentified".

Is the horn silk covered? Apparently that was common for this machine.

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That model is also listed as a "transitional" Zon-o-phone on this page -- https://www.intertique.com/TheZon-o-phone.html

"Transitional front mounts

Transitional front mounts dating to after the merger with Victor, ie ca 1904 or later, have appeared from time to time. These machines employ a mix of early Zon-o-phone and later Victor components. The motor is often mounted to a wooden motor board, rather than a cast iron bedplate. As of this writing, no catalogue depicting all variations has been discovered."


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Thank you, I didn't think to look on intertique.com.

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Is there a location on the dealer tag? This looks European, not American. Also, is that an Exhibition reproducer?

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vic-b wrote:Is there a location on the dealer tag? This looks European, not American. Also, is that an Exhibition reproducer?

The tag reads Cohen & Hughes, Baltimore Md. A Google indicates they were in business a long time

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