WTB Vic 2 tone arm

[Uncle Vanya]

I have been following this thread with great interest. You got this machine off of ebay. I was going to bid on it, but a late model Victor I came my way. Looking at your machine, it is from about 1911 -12. That's when the slip in elbow came out for the larger machines, the Victor O. The second clue is the bullet brake. After 1912, the tab brake was used. The early Victrola IV with the cross piece, and straight bottom is the correct one. The early Victrola VI arm is too long. Also, on these arms are 2 prongs on the bottom. That restricts the arm from flopping around, like on the early machines. These arms are fairly common.
Harvey Kravitz

If that is the case I believe that I have one.

The last machine of that period that came across my bench was shipped up from Mexico. It still had the brass name-plate and the double-cut gears, but was fitted with a sheet-metal turntable and pantograph brake. The tone arm was of the ball-bearing variety, but on consideration I suspect that the back bracket may not have been original to the machine.