Amberola 50 Question

Alpine · Post by **Alpine** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:19 pm

These unit's came in both Oak and Mahogany.Did they make more of one than the other?

52089 · Post by **52089** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 8:39 pm

I find the Mahogany to be much more common.

ColoradoPhonograf · Post by **ColoradoPhonograf** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 2:42 am

From what I have seen in 20 years of collecting is that you would find a ratio of mahagany vs. oak of being about 6:1. Oak was considered a secondary wood back then. Times have changed in the general "appeal" an oak machine has and being more desireable and rarer these days.

ColoradoPhonograf

Jerry B. · Post by **Jerry B.** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 6:44 am

I agree, there are more mahogany ones than oak. Was there a choice of finishes with either wood? Jerry

Post by **Lucius1958** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:39 am

Jerry B. wrote:I agree, there are more mahogany ones than oak. Was there a choice of finishes with either wood? Jerry

According to the catalogue, it was offered in "mahogany, golden oak, weathered oak and fumed oak".

Bill

Alpine · Post by **Alpine** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 11:19 am

Here is my latest addition, a Model 50 in Oak. It is in excellent original condition. I sold my Opera and now will try to focus on the internal horn table tops.

gramophoneshane · Post by **gramophoneshane** » Thu Sep 20, 2012 3:10 am

ColoradoPhonograf wrote:Oak was considered a secondary wood back then.

I always thought that in USA, mahogany was considered the secondary timber, which was why Victor charged more for oak cabinets (when a choice of mahogany or oak was offered).
Edison on the other hand, priced his machines the same regardless of which timber & finish used, so perhaps this wasn't the case at all?

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