Your First Phonograph - Share Your Story

[gramophone78]

What a great thread with just great stories.So,I guess I will share how I became a "Phono nut"like the rest of you!!!! !!!.I'm sure some of you that know me have a good idea what my first machine was.For those that don't know me.....it was a Berliner "trade-mark".I went to meet some man that had a house full of stuff.He wanted something I had and asked me what I would like to trade for it.So,I said (as a joke)I alway's wanted the machine you see with the dog.To my surprize he comes back with one in his hand and say's "like this one??!!".I looked at it and thought...WOW!!!!!.Needless to say I did the trade and I have never stopped buying since.Here is a pic of my first machine.I found out later that the "steel" nickel plated Canadian horn was very rare (one of two) and new was a $4.50 option.That was a lot to add on a $15.00 machine.