Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - 10/14

Buy, sell, or trade your phonograph-related items here
Post Reply
JPow
Victor O
Posts: 60
Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2020 10:11 pm
Location: MA

Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - 10/14

Post by JPow »

Passing along this info about an auction that takes place on 10/14 in France. Some amazing phonographs here! I'm not sure if they ship to the USA or not, and I've maxed out my spending for the year, so I won't be doing any bidding myself. Anyway, check out the goods:
https://www.millon.com/en/catalog/107812

epigramophone
Victor Monarch Special
Posts: 5204
Joined: Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:21 pm
Personal Text: An analogue relic trapped in a digital world.
Location: The Somerset Levels, UK.

Re: Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - 10/14

Post by epigramophone »

Thanks for posting. If this is a single collection, it must be one of the largest to come on to the European market for some years.

One of the strangest machines must be Lot 38, the moleskin covered Pathé. I wonder how many moles it took to cover it :shock: .
Attachments
moleskin pathe.png
mole.png

phonodesbois
Victor II
Posts: 256
Joined: Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:33 am
Location: France

Re: Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - 10/14

Post by phonodesbois »

I'm surprised with the Zonophone (item 20) as it's the first time I see this model. Any info?
Attachments
zono.jpg
zono.jpg (7.71 KiB) Viewed 2399 times

Sidewinder
Victor III
Posts: 647
Joined: Thu Aug 13, 2009 5:51 am

Re: Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - 10/14

Post by Sidewinder »

epigramophone wrote:Thanks for posting. If this is a single collection, it must be one of the largest to come on to the European market for some years.

One of the strangest machines must be Lot 38, the moleskin covered Pathé. I wonder how many moles it took to cover it :shock: .
Maybe no moles were hurt in the construction.............."Moleskin is a heavy cotton fabric, woven and then sheared to create a short, soft pile on one side. The feel and appearance of its nap is similar to felt or chamois, but less plush than velour. Clothing made from moleskin is noted for its softness and durability. Some variants of the cloth are so densely woven as to be windproof"

Though the arm and horn are Pathé, the cabinet does not look like a traditional Pathé?

I'm sure there's a funny comment waiting regarding "windproof"?

User avatar
Curt A
Victor Monarch Special
Posts: 6412
Joined: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:32 pm
Personal Text: Needle Tins are Addictive
Location: Belmont, North Carolina

Re: Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - 10/14

Post by Curt A »

This thread is a duplicate the complete topic was covered on this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=47083
"The phonograph† is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.

"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife

epigramophone
Victor Monarch Special
Posts: 5204
Joined: Mon Oct 24, 2011 1:21 pm
Personal Text: An analogue relic trapped in a digital world.
Location: The Somerset Levels, UK.

Re: Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - 10/14

Post by epigramophone »

Curt A wrote:This thread is a duplicate the complete topic was covered on this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=47083
Which thread is the duplicate? This one was posted first, if only by one minute.

User avatar
Curt A
Victor Monarch Special
Posts: 6412
Joined: Fri Jul 09, 2010 8:32 pm
Personal Text: Needle Tins are Addictive
Location: Belmont, North Carolina

Re: Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - 10/14

Post by Curt A »

epigramophone wrote:
Curt A wrote:This thread is a duplicate the complete topic was covered on this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=14&t=47083
Which thread is the duplicate? This one was posted first, if only by one minute.
I don't know which was actually posted first, but the other thread has more information.
"The phonograph† is not of any commercial value."
Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.

"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
My Wife

EMGfan
Victor Jr
Posts: 4
Joined: Sun Jan 27, 2019 4:14 am
Personal Text: Let us turn to the past, that would be progress
Location: Suffolk

Re: Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - the third part

Post by EMGfan »

The third (and last) sale of this collection will be
Friday 05 March 2021 at 14h00
Salle V.V., 3, rue Rossini 75009 Paris
The catalogue is in preparation


https://www.millon.com/en/sale/111406

Online
User avatar
jamiegramo
Victor III
Posts: 619
Joined: Tue Sep 21, 2010 5:52 am
Location: St. Albans, UK

Re: Big Gramophone Auction in Paris - 10/14

Post by jamiegramo »

phonodesbois wrote: Sun Oct 11, 2020 12:51 pm I'm surprised with the Zonophone (item 20) as it's the first time I see this model. Any info?
I was also interested in this Zonophone as I have never seen this model before either... or anything like it. Where did they get the date (1908) from? It seems unlikely to be as late as this.

Post Reply