Well, I have a new addition for my VTLA project. I won a reasonable match of an instruction book to go with it. Granted, it's not 100% correct for the machine. The cover identifies it as instructions for the XVI, and I recall from the auctions when I won my machine (the seller was selling the instructions separately) it should just say Victor Victrola. However, it is from the same year as my VTLA (1909, the year the change from VTLA to XVI was made, also the year they dropped the carving from under the lid), and the picture of the machine still has the decorative carving, so I'm reasonably happy.
A little embarrassed to admit how much I paid for a little instruction book, but it was less than the instructions that originally went with my machine (the instructions actually went for more than what I paid for the actual VTLA!). Now if I can only get around to finishing restoring the thing (90% done. That last 10% is taking forever....just have to refinish the shelf and motorboard, and reattach the decorative trim...oh, and rebuild the motor, and replate...but that's just the icing on the cake).
