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For those who bemoaned the sale of an HMV511 for £28, here is a 194 with an opening price of £2. Where will it end?
https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auct ... 5c171b7d5d
HMV194 for auction
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epigramophone
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HMV194 for auction
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Re: HMV194 for auction
It now has an opening bid of £10. Don't all rush at once......
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Re: HMV194 for auction
I wish I could buy it. How would I get it home?
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poodling around
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Re: HMV194 for auction
Would this one have an oil bath motor as well as 'the other one' I wonder ?
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Steve
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Re: HMV194 for auction
No. It only has the No. 34 quad spring motor, as evidenced by the lack of gilt motor-plate to top AND the single lid stay. The improved models of 1929 (?) feature twin lid stays, an extension piece to the horn under the tone-arm rail and the No. 52 oil-bath motor.poodling around wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 7:08 am Would this one have an oil bath motor as well as 'the other one' I wonder ?
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Re: HMV194 for auction
Not so good thenSteve wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 9:47 amNo. It only has the No. 34 quad spring motor, as evidenced by the lack of gilt motor-plate to top AND the single lid stay. The improved models of 1929 (?) feature twin lid stays, an extension piece to the horn under the tone-arm rail and the No. 52 oil-bath motor.poodling around wrote: Tue Jan 20, 2026 7:08 am Would this one have an oil bath motor as well as 'the other one' I wonder ?
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Re: HMV194 for auction
My 193 has the No.34 motor AND the twin lid stays.
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Re: HMV194 for auction
Yes, they do exist; a former member of this forum in Australia, for example, owns a 202 with twin lid stay and No. 34, but these appear to be far fewer in number than the more commonly seen surviving examples which either have single lid stay and 34 motor or twin lid stay and 52 motor. There are always going to be odd exceptions.