Please Help Me Identify This Motor

[startgroove]

I've had this phonograph motor for about forty years. Several times tried to discover what it is for, or who made it. The crank looks somewhat like a Brunswick crank, but the rest is a mystery to me. Can anyone identify it? Tnx, Russie Ofria

[FloridaClay]

The platter with all the holes looks like it might be a Columbia.

Clay

[gramophoneshane]

Looks like a Thorens to me.
You'd think a motor of that size would have some sort of brand name or trademark on it.

[dutchman]

I have no idea what it is but that appears to be one serious motor.

[gramophone78]

Based on the parts....turntable, crank, spindle and spring barrels....it is Swiss in origin. The Paillard table's look similar to Columbia, with all the holes in the casting.

[Uncle Vanya]

The motor is indeed a "Swissie", This model was used in some of the larger Sonora consoles. I have, in fact, just such a console which has been gutted, and could use that motor if you find it to be surplus.l

[CDBPDX]

I don't think I've seen another motor that mounts from the bottom (except motors with belt driven spindles). Unusual and cool!

Cliff

[gramophone78]

Swiss companies like Paillard made some big honking motors. As Uncle wrote....many were for big Sonora models. Some of these motors were very pretty to look at.

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