What's Your Rarest (or Most Peculiar) Phonograph?

[Victor A]

Very nice, everyone! By the way Jerry, do you happen to know the name of the person who made that wood horn?

[soundgen]

It may only be a Columbia portable, but neither I nor anyone else I know has seen another in this unusual finish.



I've seen an HMV model 97 in this faux sharkskin finish I saved the pics for just a moment such like this!...

hmv 97 portable sharkskin leather 4.JPG

hmv 97 portable sharkskin leather 3.JPG

and a columbia 211

columbia 211 greenspot sharkskin.JPG

they are not as nice as yours though

tino

Unfortunately both these machines have been recovered and are not original . HMV would never have a black inside to a a machine of this type and the Columbia would have had a transfer on the back , BOTH RECOVERED !

[soundgen]

It may only be a Columbia portable, but neither I nor anyone else I know has seen another in this unusual finish. It is an overseas Model G-208 which I acquired from the family of the original owner, who purchased it new in Hong Kong shortly before the Japanese invaded in 1941.

The case dimensions are identical to the UK Columbia 204 and HMV 97, but the fittings and finish are more elaborate. In particular, the lid stay and record carrier hark back to pre-EMI Columbia designs.

Clearly original with the transfer on top of the material ! If it is so !

[NEKTREG]

I would have to say my Columbia G-50, seeing as I have only seen one other on Ebay and no one seems to know much about them.

https://youtu.be/JkHngJMmO3U

In this Video you see another small Columbia (31:00)

[Gramtastic]

I see your weird machines and raise you a two horn "hornless" table machine !

[Gramtastic]

... or a two horn portable !!

[GrafonolaG50]

I would have to say my Columbia G-50, seeing as I have only seen one other on Ebay and no one seems to know much about them.

https://youtu.be/JkHngJMmO3U

In this Video you see another small Columbia (31:00)

Well, that makes three then. And it seems like my wartime guess may have some merit.

[briankeith]

This unknown brand nutty looking machine

[Jerry B.]

Gramtastic & Brian,

I love those oddball internal horn machines. Personally, they are so interesting.

Jerry Blais

[Victor A]

I see your weird machines and raise you a two horn "hornless" table machine !

That two-horned machine with the top wind is awesome! I'm intrigued by the influx of portables with rare covers and finishes. Your machines are all very neat, guys!

Jack