phonograph heaven

[oltractor]

All these and more plus thousands of records for sale in Freeland PA, call 570-710-3602 his name is Jim, nice guy, prices are reasonable, tell him Duane sent you

[flashpanblue]

I sure wish this Phono stash was closer to me. It looks like there are some nice machines under all that dust. I even see a Victor RE-45 Radio/Phonograph. It worries me the way the ceiling is peeling and crumbling. If the roof is leaking it won't be long before this will all be a pile of junk!!
Pete

[mattrx]

This little machine just arrived in Tennessee from Phonograph Heaven. Jim was great to deal with, honest, and offered an awesome early example of the Victor Type R. He had a friend visiting Gatlinburg, TN and the friend gave the phono a ride down South! If I were looking for larger machines, I'd definitely be calling him back-unfortunately I am at my current floor model limit. Very happy with the R, though!

[PeterF]

Beautiful machine! The dealer tag shows an address...and if you look at it today, here:

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.2910672 ... 56!6m1!1e1

you can probably guess that the red building was where the dealer had their shop.

[mattrx]

Very cool! Thanks. A little more info about the dealer's history can be found here: http://www.germanmarylanders.org/profil ... ing-retail I've been looking up info tonight.

I wonder how long this style horn was made until they switched to the brass bell? The serial # on this one is 4862. Any guess?

[flashpanblue]

Hi Mattrx,
It looks like you got yourself a real nice condition Vic R. It is sad to see all those large up-rights in need of a new home. Most of us just don't have the space for too many large machines.
Pete

[oltractor]

I'm doing my part to help out, been there 3 times in 3 weeks!

[VintageTechnologies]

That's a nice looking Victor R. Most that I have seen for sale were too rough to consider. It is such a different machine from the other Victors, with an oxidized metal top and metal corner braces. Does anyone know any history about that model or a rationale for its unique design?