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Valecnik wrote:Richard, if you are seriously interested, ask them for some pictures.
Steve,Steve wrote:I do know it's been for sale for at least a year and probably nearer two now. That says a lot.
— MordEth
[hr][/hr]Super-Rare “Wide-Style” Period Victrola - £1050 (London)
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Date: 2009-01-28, 6:25PM GMT
If you’re in the market for something like this, you don’t need me to tell you what it is, and you probably know more about it than I do, since this is the only one of these I’ve ever seen in person.Nevertheless, I will share with you what I have learned about this piece after consulting with several well-known experts, the kind of folks who write books about these things.
This is a period Victrola, manufactured in the early 1920s (most likely between 1920 and 1924). The model number is 500, and the style is Gothic. This is what is known as a “wide” period style, for obvious reasons; these machines were built to order for customers who were able and willing to spend £500 - £600 on a machine at a time when even the fanciest mass-produced Victors sold for less than £150. If you wanted something really special, you walked into a Victor showroom, flipped through a catalogue, picked a style, paid in advance, and then waited three to six months for delivery. Sometimes you’d even have to pay a little extra when the machine was finished, since prices in the catalogues were only approximate; labors and material costs could vary during the construction period. It is believed that no more than 50 wide period Victrolas were ever produced in any particular style.
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