Grille for Granada

[Uncle Vanya]

Don't think I've ever seen one without a grille or maybe I have and just thought the grille was missing. Learn something new every day.

These were so early in the production that they rarely turn up. I've seen three or four Consolettes with the "exposed horn" and ten-inch turntable over the past 35 years, or so, but never a Colony or Granada.

There's no way to prove it, but I suspect Victor rushed like mad to ship the new Orthophonic models to their dealers to have something on the floor in time for the November 1925 launch, and that year's Christmas trade, cutting corners in the manufacturing process.

One nice thing about the early Orthophonic smaller models is that you're more likely to come across one equipped with the all-brass nickel plated sound box:

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OrthoFan

Gosh! I've come accross nearly as many early Granadas and Colonys with the jointed tone arm, finished horn, and no grille as I have without. The early colony and Comsolette machines use a flat single spring motor as used later in the 1-90 and some portables.

I have trouble finding the late 4-4 with the ozidized metal work . Only ever found one of those