History of the Pathéphone ?

[Steve]

Yes, I'm reviving or should that be resuscitating a long dormant Pathé thread!

Can those of you with access to antique periodicals please tell me what vintage the Pathéphone "The Aida" is?

Thank you!

Thanks (to you and everybody else) for the kind words about my Concert 20. Now, perhaps I can offer at least something in return: while I had the Pathé in America book out, I started browsing, and I spotted this entry for the Aida. Unfortunately, the book doesn't give a date for this advertisement, but it appears amongst others from 1914-1915, so I'd guess that is the time frame at issue. At least it gives the original asking price.

I cannot thank you enough for that scan, I really appreciate it. What a great find. I guessed 1914 and it looks like I may have been correct. Has anyone got one of these, I wonder?

[drh]

Glad I could help out. I'll look forward to seeing photos of your machine; I'm guessing it's a stunner.

[CarlosV]

Fantastic cabinet and motor - no, I have never seen that particular model before. It has absolutely nothing in common with the French Model 20 either so maybe it is from another "foreign" Pathé range.

The 20 is a very nice and rare machine, with a similar motor to the French A. I would guess it was made for the Russian or in German market. As to the Aida, it is also a quite unique machine, with a 14 inch turntable as the advertisement promotes. I will eagerly await for you to post the photos!

[drh]

Fantastic cabinet and motor - no, I have never seen that particular model before. It has absolutely nothing in common with the French Model 20 either so maybe it is from another "foreign" Pathé range.

The 20 is a very nice and rare machine, with a similar motor to the French A. I would guess it was made for the Russian or in German market. As to the Aida, it is also a quite unique machine, with a 14 inch turntable as the advertisement promotes. I will eagerly await for you to post the photos!

Thanks for that about my 20. Given the German horn (bears German design patent type info), I'd guess the German market is most likely. How the machine and its gigantic horn came to be in the United States is an entirely different question!