HMV Horn Gramophone on Ebay

[Steve]

Steve thanks for your input. The machine is back up for sale again. I agree better value than a crapophone but not really cheap enough.

The lead solder infilling on the horn may be to make the horn airtight which suggests a level of attention to detail not given to a recent copy although the finishing (scratching) is poor. The photos seem to suggest that it is not Senior Monarch size. Were it not for the elbow arrangement one could wonder if it was a period Indian made horn made for the machine. I have often wondered if brass MG’s lasted longer in India than Europe.

It is an Intermediate Monarch, although poorly made in my opinion. I have many photos of it now which are not online and have shared a lot of information about this machine with the seller who quite unsurprisingly hasn't added it to the re-listing. That tells me all I need to know!