Berliner Phonographs

[Valecnik]

This one has a particularly nice decal. Unfortunately not longer in my collection

[gramophone78]

WOW!!!what a great decal.Being a Canadian collector I also like the Canadian Berliners.Two of the trade-mark machine I own are just that.The first one is the oldest Canadian version (1900) with a Canadian Clark-Johnson closed face reproducer.It was used for a very short time.The second model and last version (1902) has serveral changes in such a short time.Of special interest is the nickel plated "steel" horn.It looks very much like the standard European nickel horn but slightly differnt.In the 1902 Berliner machine & parts catalog the customer had a few choices they could make (horn wise).The prices were as follows:black:$1.00,black & brass:$2.50,all brass:3.00,nickel plated:$4.50.
Since the machine retailed at 15.00 with black horn.It's hard to think a person would spend $4.50 more for a horn that sounds the same.To date I only know of two of these horns.
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[browncow]

I think I may have drooled on my keyboard! Fantastic machines. Thanks for the pictures!

[SonnyPhono]

Wow! I love this thread so far. These are some really great machines. Thanks to all for posting!

[gramophone78]

Thanks guys but,I would like to see some more US Berliner things.It really doesn't matter how big or small the items are.As I said it's all good.Here are a couple Non-machine items that go well around machines.I know I'm not the only "B" guy out here.

[SonnyPhono]

This one sold a couple days ago at an auction for $1840.00.

[gramophone78]

Good "barn find" for parts.Too bad the horn is a after market cylinder horn that was cut down.Also,if I remember the reproducer was a copy.I guess the buyer premium was on top of that???.There was a man in Ontario that was thinking to buy it.