some craiglist alerts (see inside)

[phonophan79]

pretty cheap...

Edison Diamond Disc CC-32 - $100 (Delano, MN)
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/csw/f ... 16592.html

phono doll...

Mae Starr Phonograph Doll - $400 (Midlothian, TX)
http://dallas.craigslist.org/sdf/atq/1318236280.html

very strange...?

VINTAGE EDISON VICTROLA - $300 (BAYTOWN, TX)
http://houston.craigslist.org/fud/1354932483.html

pretty cheap...

1915 Sonora Phonograph/Cabinet - $100 (Hawthorne, NJ)
http://newjersey.craigslist.org/atq/1354583593.html

cheap orthophonic...

Victrola Talking Machine VV-4-3 - $100 (HOUSTON, TX)
http://houston.craigslist.org/atq/1355004217.html

[SonnyPhono]

Thanks for the updates! I happen to have the Victrola 4-3 as well as the CC-32 Edison. (They are for sale if anyone is interested!)

[phonophan79]

pretty wild cabinet!

1924 English OAK Phonograph - $300 (Willow Glen / Cambrian, CA)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/atq/1356781819.html

nice sonora, i forget the exact model... bombe? grand?

Sonora Phonograph & 78 records - $250 (50 mi so. of Rochester, MN)
http://rmn.craigslist.org/atq/1354662119.html

don't often see a Sonora portable...

Sonora Phonograph - $75 (SE Springfield, MO)
http://springfield.craigslist.org/atq/1355159694.html

not worth $1000 but what credenza is this?

Antique Victrola Record Player - $1000 (Emeryville, CA)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/atq/1356155858.html

[OrthoFan]

not worth $1000 but what credenza is this?

Antique Victrola Record Player - $1000 (Emeryville, CA)
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/atq/1356155858.html

That's the VV-8-4. It was a short lived model that used a medium sized re-entrant style horn, about ¾ the size of the one used in the Credenza. I've listened to a couple and except for the deep bass notes you hear on the Credenza, it's a close match.

http://www.victor-victrola.com/8-4.htm

In the condition it's in, missing the right legs and stretcher, I'd say it's worth about ⅕ of what the seller wants. (I saw a nice one, with all parts intact, for sale on craigslist for about $400 last year.)

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BTW, did you spot this one? http://austin.craigslist.org/fuo/1356497213.html
Wish I lived 1,500 miles closer; I'd check it to see what's missing.

[phonophan79]

a fixer-upper...

Columbia Viva-Tonal phonograph (Worcester, MA) - $55
http://worcester.craigslist.org/for/1363772133.html

still for sale, only $150 for an oak C-19/250

Edison diamond disc phonograph (Saint Paul, MN) - $150
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ram/f ... 25557.html

seems a fair price?

EDISON AMBEROLA VIII + 6 cylinders(Redwood City, CA) - $300
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/atq/1364654162.html

looks beautiful and a nice price...

Edison Model C200 “Adam” Diamond Disc Phonograph (Valley Springs, CA) - $295
http://sacramento.craigslist.org/atq/1364407652.html

[OrthoSean]

Damn shame that C-200 has been badly refinished! That C-19/250 is stunning, if only...

That Viva Tonal has had a chop done to it...too bad!

Sean

[phonophan79]

Strange... i've never seen the Asian design on something such a late cabinet.

Antique Record Player and Radio Garrard - $150 (Eagle, ID)
http://boise.craigslist.org/atq/1372377519.html

[bbphonoguy]

Strange... i've never seen the Asian design on something such a late cabinet.

Antique Record Player and Radio Garrard - $150 (Eagle, ID)
http://boise.craigslist.org/atq/1372377519.html

That does look like an unusual piece, but oriental type lacquers were somewhat popular even up until the 1950's. Stromberg-Carlson made a television cabinet called the "Mandarin" which was so popular that people wanted to buy it even without the television.

[gregbogantz]

That "Garrard" piece is likely completely modified from the original. It is, indeed, a Farnsworth chairside radio/phono, probably a GK-67 or similar from about 1947. It would have had a Farnsworth P-56 record changer (78only) and Farnsworth radio set in it originally. Although Capehart/Farnsworth was known to have some specialty cabinets built for its most expensive models during this period, I doubt that this relatively inexpensive model would have had such a cabinet supplied by the factory. Along with the transplanted radio and changer, this paint job is also probably a custom job, done at a later date.