Aftermarket carry box for an old Victor?

[VanEpsFan1914]

Okay...I've had an old Victor III for a while now and enjoy it very much. It's a 1909 model according to the serial--which took me a while to figure out.

Do outside-horn machines ever really turn up with carrying cases? The thing has a box it fits in--you take it apart by removing the back bracket, pull out the crank, and drop it down into different slots of a bigger box. I don't know what they thought they'd do with the horn. There is a price tag inside marked III $3.50 which makes me think it was a $3.50 accessory for a $40 talking-machine, and the box locks with a skeleton key stapled to the inside (which means it has never been locked.) The old Victor looks like it's been in that box untouched since the Harding administration.

If any members remember I tried selling it once but the ad was deleted by moderator--which was nice, as I am a terrible photographer, and I kept the machine. Still sounding great but I have it stored away now because there is no room for it anywhere. (the horn is on top of a bookshelf and the phonograph is put away.) Was thinking about selling it and buying a cheap old Model T in rough-but-running condition...and that's the only way I'd get rid of it is to trade for an old 1920s car.

I actually had it shipped from Denver, Colorado to South Carolina in that original box, no padding, no packing. Both machine and carry box survived.

Has anyone else found carry cases for old horn model machines? I'm curious if that's something that has been documented, or if I have a one-of-a-kind find sitting in the closet.

[Curt A]

I'm curious about it... never seen a carrying box. Do you have any pics of it?

[VanEpsFan1914]

I'll try to get some once I dig it out of the closet. Don't wait dinner though...I'm kind of slow at photography & hope I can find enough batteries to get the digital camera working.

[Fonotone]

Yes, they sold travel cases for Victor phonographs. For Zonophones & Berliners too.

-- Grant

[emerson]

Have the ad and would love to find one. Emerson offered a carrying case for the $3 horn phonograph.

[OrthoFan]

Carrying cases were listed for sale in the early Victor catalog available on nipperhead -- https://www.nipperhead.com/old/viccate.htm

OrthoFan

[VanEpsFan1914]

Wow! That's exactly what the case I have looks like. It's the one shown on the left of the image. The catalogue cut is mirrored. On my case the arm & crank are stored on the other side.

Any idea if they sold in any kind of numbers, or survived over the years really?

Has anyone else seen one?

Still got to dig mine out of the closet for pictures and--who am I kidding, to play some records on it tomorrow.

[phonogfp]

[quote="VanEpsFan1914"]Wow! That's exactly what the case I have looks like. It's the one shown on the left of the image. The catalogue cut is mirrored. On my case the arm & crank are stored on the other side.

Any idea if they sold in any kind of numbers, or survived over the years really?

Has anyone else seen one?

/quote]

There are a few shown in the Fabrizio/Paul books. Here's a 1904-05 AH Graphophone that looks like it spent its entire life in its case!

George P.

[VanEpsFan1914]

A nice-looking old Columbia! Looks like it still has factory price tags too.

[phonogfp]

A nice-looking old Columbia! Looks like it still has factory price tags too.

Those tags are actually factory inspection tags, with the serial number on each one!

George P.