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tinovanderzwan wrote: it is in!!
and yes it's a polyphon it is German and it's early probably around 1919 - 1922
it's also huge!! about the size(and weight!) of a regular tabletop gramophone!
I made a video for my youtube channel sadly after that my cam died so no photographs yet

I will be posting photo's as soon as my cam is full of juice

tino

Glad to hear it arrived in good condition.

I take it, the emblem decal, which is barely visible in the photo you posted --


-- has the identifying name on it.

I look forward to seeing the video. I was curious about where the sound comes out/where the horn's mouth was positioned in the case. Is it located on the side of the cabinet, as is the case with this slightly later version:
FROM: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-us/auct ... 7200e7e647

I did spot a portable Polyphon fitted with a goose neck tonearm, similar, though not identical, to the one you have, but can't find it now to post.

OrthoFan

I notice that in OrthoFan's image of a black Polyphon portable (1st June) the swivelling section of the tone-arm is a simple right-angle bend rather than the C-shaped curve common to both goose-neck and swan-neck patterns. I have long wondered why this simple and compact way of achieving a rotating joint in the tone-arm was used so little. Was it perhaps patented by some dog-in-the-manger company which did not itself use this style but would not allow anyone else to do so?

Oliver Mundy.

here it is
it came with a very strange exhibition reproducer
the motor is very similar to those found in parlophone machines tino