I have been asked by the moderators to upload photos of the Japanese made Victor/Victrolas, that I came across a few days back. They will be posted on the forum, as chronologically found at my source. I am myself not able to verify that the information given is completely acccurate, and there also may very well be some US made Victrolas in the listing, I have myself neither the knowledge and time to control this. The list is also not comprehensive, as far as I can evaluate it. With this in mind, I am starting to upload the photos, since I believe the information need to be shared, since it both from a historic and cultural perspective is of big importance, and hopefully also will contribute to a lasting and even growing interest in collecting acoustic gramophones. I unfortunately only have one photo of each model, and no further information is available, if it is not given in the text section of the postings. Year of manufacture is written in the tag id of each photo, if it is available.
As many readers of course already have registered, there is a similar thread in the UK/European part of the forum, where I chose to list the Japanese made Columbia gramophones found at the same source.
I will post 4 gramophones at a time, to make it somewhat easier for the reader:
So here we go then:
Victor Tabletop Model J1-2
Victor Tabletop Model J1-35
Victor Tabletop Model J1-40
(Desktop Model, minimum size product)
Victor Tabletop Model J1-41
List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
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List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
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- J1-41.jpg (17.72 KiB) Viewed 3244 times
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- J1-35 (1936).jpg (167.56 KiB) Viewed 3244 times
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- J1-.2.jpg (17.53 KiB) Viewed 3244 times
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Re: List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
The next four models:
Victor tabletop Model J1-50
Victor tabletop Model VV-J1-50
Victor tabletop Model J1-51
Victor tabletop Model VV1-60
Victor tabletop Model J1-50
Victor tabletop Model VV-J1-50
Victor tabletop Model J1-51
Victor tabletop Model VV1-60
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- J1-50 (1935).jpg (165.36 KiB) Viewed 3243 times
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- VVJ1-50.jpg (15.09 KiB) Viewed 3243 times
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- J1-51 (1935).jpg (167.16 KiB) Viewed 3243 times
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- VV1-60.jpg (19.4 KiB) Viewed 3243 times
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Re: List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
Another four models:
Victor tabletop Model VV1-70
(United States double spring)
Victor tabletop Model J1-71
Victor tabletop Model J1-80
Victor tabletop Model VV1-80
Victor tabletop Model VV1-70
(United States double spring)
Victor tabletop Model J1-71
Victor tabletop Model J1-80
Victor tabletop Model VV1-80
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- VV1-70.jpg (18.27 KiB) Viewed 3239 times
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- J1-71 (1935).jpg (164.54 KiB) Viewed 3239 times
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- J1-80.jpg (163.48 KiB) Viewed 3239 times
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- VV1-80.jpg (163.97 KiB) Viewed 3239 times
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Re: List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
Another four models:
Victor tabletop Model J1-81
(Wooden reentrant horn that has been split horizontally and bent twice)
Victor tabletop Model VV1-90
(Gooseneck arm with two horizontal and twice bent wooden reentrant horn needle pressure adjustment)
Victor tabletop Model T-90
(Made in the United States)
Victor tabletop Model J1-91
(Gooseneck arm with two horizontal and twice bent wooden reentrant horn needle pressure adjustment)
Victor tabletop Model J1-81
(Wooden reentrant horn that has been split horizontally and bent twice)
Victor tabletop Model VV1-90
(Gooseneck arm with two horizontal and twice bent wooden reentrant horn needle pressure adjustment)
Victor tabletop Model T-90
(Made in the United States)
Victor tabletop Model J1-91
(Gooseneck arm with two horizontal and twice bent wooden reentrant horn needle pressure adjustment)
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- J1-81 (1935).jpg (166.09 KiB) Viewed 3237 times
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- VV1-90 (1929).jpg (166.38 KiB) Viewed 3237 times
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- T-90.jpg (16.63 KiB) Viewed 3237 times
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- J1-91 (1935).jpg (17.64 KiB) Viewed 3237 times
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Re: List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
Next four:
Victor tabletop Model VVJ1-91
Victor tabletop Model J1-92
(Wooden re-entrant horn integrated double mainspring, horizontally split into two and bent twice)
Victor tabletop Model J1-95
(Wooden reentrant horn that has been split horizontally and bent twice)
Victor tabletop Model VV-I-1
Victor tabletop Model VVJ1-91
Victor tabletop Model J1-92
(Wooden re-entrant horn integrated double mainspring, horizontally split into two and bent twice)
Victor tabletop Model J1-95
(Wooden reentrant horn that has been split horizontally and bent twice)
Victor tabletop Model VV-I-1
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- J1-91 (1935).jpg (17.64 KiB) Viewed 3237 times
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- J1-92 (1936).jpg (18.59 KiB) Viewed 3237 times
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- J1-95 (1935).jpg (16.98 KiB) Viewed 3237 times
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- VV-I-1.jpg (18.76 KiB) Viewed 3237 times
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Re: List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
Here we go again, another four models:
Victor tabletop Model VV-V1
Victor tabletop Model VV-IX
(Rice victor ?)
Victor tabletop Model VV-VIII
Victor portable Model J2-5
Victor tabletop Model VV-V1
Victor tabletop Model VV-IX
(Rice victor ?)
Victor tabletop Model VV-VIII
Victor portable Model J2-5
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- VV-V1.jpg (46.35 KiB) Viewed 3235 times
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- VV-IX.jpg (18.46 KiB) Viewed 3235 times
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- VV-VIII.jpg (52.49 KiB) Viewed 3235 times
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- J2-5 (1932).jpg (15.63 KiB) Viewed 3235 times
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Re: List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
Four more:
Victor portable Model VVJ2-5
Victor portable Model J2-7
Victor portable Model VVJ2-7
(look similar to the J2-7, but I still upload)
Victor portable Model J2-8
Victor portable Model VVJ2-5
Victor portable Model J2-7
Victor portable Model VVJ2-7
(look similar to the J2-7, but I still upload)
Victor portable Model J2-8
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- VVJ2-5.jpg (19.2 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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- J2-7 (1936).jpg (17.55 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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- VVJ2-7.jpg (18.59 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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- J2-8.jpg (166.6 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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Re: List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
Next four, I realize that the uploaders to the Japanese site has often skipped the VV part of the model name, and also sometimes part of the model number, but I choose not to alter anything since I am not in the position to do that.
Victor portable Model VVJ2-10
Victor portable Model J2-12
Victor portable Model J2-unknown
Victor portable Model J2-65
(Made by RCA Victor)
Victor portable Model VVJ2-10
Victor portable Model J2-12
Victor portable Model J2-unknown
Victor portable Model J2-65
(Made by RCA Victor)
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- VVJ2-10.jpg (156.2 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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- J2-12.jpg (17.62 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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- J2-unknown.jpg (67.27 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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- J2-65.jpg (17.97 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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Re: List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
Soon time for a small break in uploading, but first another four:
Victor portable Model VP-101
Victor portable Model VP-102S
Victor portable Model VV2-30
Victor portable Model VV2-40
Victor portable Model VP-101
Victor portable Model VP-102S
Victor portable Model VV2-30
Victor portable Model VV2-40
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- VP-101.jpg (16.7 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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- VP-102S.jpg (18.1 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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- VV2-30.jpg (17.07 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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- VV2-40.jpg (17.38 KiB) Viewed 3234 times
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Re: List of Japan made Victor/Victrolas
Okay, here we go again, four more models:
Victor portable Model VV2-40
Victor portable Model VV2-55
Victor portable Model VV2-65
Victor portable Model No.50
Victor portable Model VV2-40
Victor portable Model VV2-55
Victor portable Model VV2-65
Victor portable Model No.50
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- VV2-40.jpg (17.38 KiB) Viewed 3219 times
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- VV2-55.jpg (16.38 KiB) Viewed 3219 times
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- VV2-65.jpg (17.66 KiB) Viewed 3219 times
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- No.50.jpg (17.03 KiB) Viewed 3219 times