Crown phonograph
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- Victor III
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Crown phonograph
I acquired this machine several years back after purchasing a collection. At first I thought it was a homemade machine, but after posting here on the forum I realized it was a mail order, lower end machine but they were a rare hard to locate machine. I finally found an original short flower panel horn for the machine but kept it all original but the machine needed restoration. Here is an article with more details: https://www.edisontinfoil.com/crown.htm
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- Victor Monarch Special
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Re: Crown phonograph
I have one of those. Mine does not have the horn crane, (or that awesome little horn). I never knew it was meant to have a crane. I'll have to look for the small hole where the crane would mount. Thanks for the pictures!!
My dad bought mine at an estate sale. It was all in pieces, scattered all over the room. He patiently culled through all the mess of the sale and found nearly every part. I'm still missing the motor cover... and the horn crane too I guess.
My dad bought mine at an estate sale. It was all in pieces, scattered all over the room. He patiently culled through all the mess of the sale and found nearly every part. I'm still missing the motor cover... and the horn crane too I guess.
- TinfoilPhono
- Victor IV
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Re: Crown phonograph
Nice one! The link you posted goes to my website, so there are pictures of mine in that link. These are very interesting machines, and quite uncommon.
Here are a couple more original ads. It's very curious that they show 3 different cranes in various ads.
Here are a couple more original ads. It's very curious that they show 3 different cranes in various ads.
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- Victor III
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Re: Crown phonograph
Thanks for the ads with the additional information. I appreciate it. It’s a unique machine…simple / rare.