2010 CAPS Show Pictures

[antique1973]

Had a great time at the CAPS show last weekend. Thanks Jerry B. for the XVI motor!
Lots of very friendly and helpful folks there made for a great day.

[antique1973]

More pics....

[Valecnik]

Looks like a very nice show. Thanks for posting the pictures.

Was there a preponderance of Victor machines there or did your camera just gravitate towards them? I don't see alot of Edison or Columbia etcetera.

Did you buy anything else besides the XVI motor?

[JHolmesesq]

What an amazing show, I wish we had something like that in the UK

[antique1973]

Looks like a very nice show. Thanks for posting the pictures.

Was there a preponderance of Victor machines there or did your camera just gravitate towards them? I don't see alot of Edison or Columbia etcetera.

Did you buy anything else besides the XVI motor?

Most of the uprights were Victors I noticed. I did not recall seeing any upright
Edisons which was a little disappointing. There were a fair number of Edison Homes and a couple Amberolas. The B-80 was nice since I had never seen one in person. I bought a needle cup also. Exciting huh? Considering my budget was pretty limited and the machines there were high end, I had to pass on the larger buys. I have been having good results with the local CL in any case and tend to gravitate towards the cheaper "fixers".

[EdiBrunsVic]

Thank you for sharing the photos. I also attended the show and bought a Victor III. There was much to see, and plenty of good records, phonographs, and accessories. The evening banquet was great too. It was interesting to listen to Charley Hummel's experiences with the hobby and stories about Thomas Edison's family.

[Brad]

Great pictures.

Can anyone ID the oak table top model with the bi-color tone arm in the 7th picture? Interesting looking machine.

[Jerry B.]

I think the little oak lidless table model was an inexpensive Silvertone but I'm not positive.

I was at the sale. I thought there was a terrific selection of both high end and entry level machines. In addition to the pictured machines were a rigid arm Victor MS, Vic C, several Vic VI, Edison Operas, Edison Concert, Col BII and many other high quality machines. I thought buyers were very conservative and few machines found new homes. I sold a two minute Edison B Standard with a repro 14" horn for only $280 late in the show and a very clean oak Victrola IX for $300 as I was packing up. I had a nice all original Vic I on my table that started at $900. With several hours to go, I priced it at $725 and there was no interest. I thought it was well attended by both sellers and buyers but it was tough to sell anything except small items, parts, and cylinders.

I'd like to hear from others that attended the show. Jerry Blais

[Valecnik]

Jerry, do you recall on the rigid arm MS, Vic 6 and Operas the condition, price and whether or not they sold?

On your Vic I, even $900 is quite reasonable. $725 seems like a steal. Sounds like people were definitely keeping thier hands in thier pockets...

[Jerry B.]

We have a family wedding in two weeks and I was on a very tight budget so I didn't check prices on too many high end machines. The Vic C looked all original and in very nice condition and was around $3300. The MS was in similar condition and priced around $4000 (I think ???). I didn't really look at the Opera and Vic VI. The Victrola XVIII was a project and priced around $1700, and a very nice BII with nickel horn around $1600.