HMV gramophone that i can't identify!

[Omar Mansour]

I bought this gramophone from an antique store in downtown Cairo, can any one help try to identify its model ad it's authenticity, please?

Pictures attached.

Thanks!

[HisMastersVoice]

It appears to be a reproduction.

[epigramophone]

It appears to be a reproduction.

Yes, and now they are even "ageing" them!

[Omar Mansour]

Is it because of the welding at the end of the horn??

[Phono48]

Is it because of the welding at the end of the horn??

Yes, plus the reproduction back bracket, the glass panels, and the fact that HMV never made anything remotely like that!

[HisMastersVoice]

Is it because of the welding at the end of the horn??

That's the most obvious, yes. However, there are many other indicators that it is not a genuine HMV machine. The horn itself resembles many of the Indian reproduction horns we see quite often, and the side panels of the cabinet are a product of fantasy. The back bracket and tonearm look suspect as well. It may have a few genuine parts, likely from a derelict portable that has been re-purposed to create this.

[HisMastersVoice]

Is it because of the welding at the end of the horn??

Yes, plus the reproduction back bracket, the glass panels, and the fact that HMV never made anything remotely like that!

I see someone beat me to it

[US PHONO]

Omar, this is a very fake machine.

[AZ*]

Can't identify it? I can't even see it!

But based on the previous comments, I believe that gramophone is called a Crapophone.