I picked up a lidless tabletop phonograph from the Fraad Talking Machine Company. The tag says the model is the Symphony. Serial number is 1978. I can't find much of anything about it. Unfortunately it did not have a tonearm or reproducer so I'm not even sure what I'm looking for.
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FRAAD Talking Machine Company
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Re: FRAAD Talking Machine Company
Here is an ad from the Talking Machine World,1916. It shows a couple of lidless table models made by Fraad.
We would love to see pictures of what you have!
We would love to see pictures of what you have!
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Re: FRAAD Talking Machine Company
Symphony is the brand, not the model.
The Fraad Talking Machine Co. was established in 1915, by Daniel Fraad, a New York contractor. The company only lasted a few years, before filing for bankruptcy in late 1917. No serial number records survive for most of these smaller brands, a rough estimate is 1915-1917. Maybe with some pictures we could narrow it down a little more?
The Fraad Talking Machine Co. was established in 1915, by Daniel Fraad, a New York contractor. The company only lasted a few years, before filing for bankruptcy in late 1917. No serial number records survive for most of these smaller brands, a rough estimate is 1915-1917. Maybe with some pictures we could narrow it down a little more?
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Re: FRAAD Talking Machine Company
It is a Style 1. The serial number is 1973. Thanks much for the articles and pictures! Now, if I can find a tonearm and reproducer.
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Re: FRAAD Talking Machine Company
How about posting pics of your machine...
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"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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