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An Edison P-1 portable.
An Orthophonic Victrola Credenza.
A Edison Triumph E.
An oak Brunswick 117.
An Edison Diamond Disc C250 with Duncan stop.
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Victor Victrola X
Columbia BNWM with mahogany horn
Edison "suitcase" Home with Polyphone attachment
Approximately 24 Nicole Frères Overture and 'fat cylinder" key wind musical boxes
Edison Concert Phonograph in “new style” banner case.
Columbia AA
Columbia AO with AW reproducer
Capital "cuff" type C (oak) musical box on base
Victor M ("pre-dog" Eldridge Johnson style)
Regina 15" Changer style 35 in mahogany
Edison Gem model C
Zonophone type A
Columbia GG (2nd lowest serial number known)
Mason & Risch Recordo player piano
Victor IV with mahogany horn
Columbia HG (in fancy case & 6 spring motor)
Columbia BGT with mahogany horn
Edison Idelia D2 with mahogany horn on mahogany Herzog Rookwood cylinder cabinet (only known example)
Reginaphone style 150 (oak) on matching base

Spare bedroom:
Edison “suitcase decal” long case Home
Columbia AK 1st style case
Talkophone Ennis
Early Victor O
Eldridge Johnson Victor C
Columbia AJ top wind 1st style
Zonophone type B
Canadian Berliner E pyramid case w/travelling case
Victor front mount MS with extended all brass horn
Columbia AF
Eight more Nicole Frères musical boxes
Columbia Kolster 931
Oxford/Columbia BVT

And believe it or not, I do have my wife's approval !

Well, here goes...

Living Room...

Victrola L-Door XVI
Branded Case Edison Gem (two)
Edison B-250
Victor Junior
Brunswick Cortez
Columbia AB
Edison Concert (5" cylinder type)
Columbia "Eagle"
Zonophone
Columbia AK
Berliner Trademark
Victor P2
Regina Style 11 Music Box
Regina 20" Changer
Columbia AJ (2nd style)
Little Wonder
Victor Orthophonic 8-9
HMV Junior Monarch

In the nearby kitchen dining area...

Victor III
Edison Gem, Model B
Edison Gem, Model A
Edison Gem, Model A, "Drip pan"
Victor 0
Pathé Menestrel
Pathé Coq

Dining Room...

Victor XVIII Electrola
Victor Orthophonic Credenza
Zonophone Parlor
Eldridge Johnson M
Edison Gem, Model D
Edison Tinfoil, Parlor model, (reproduction)
Edison Amberola 1A

I also have a wonderful wife who puts up with my oddities. The least of which is phonographs.
I have a cat too. She couldn't care less about anything...

Currently;

1937 RCA 9U 4th generation changer
1928 Victor VE9-54 Automatic Electrola with Radiola
1928 Victor VE10-35X Orthophonic changer
1931 RCA T-5 Endtable Electrola
1908 Edison Standard model D with cygnet horn

As you might gather, I like early changers.

In my living room:
Victor Credenza (4 door)
Edison Gem A (banner decal, not branded)
VE-XVI Victrola
Edison C-250 (mahogany)
Edison Fireside A
Edison Amberola V (mahogany)
VV-VIII (Oak, refinished case)
(3) Different Edison Standard B Phonographs)
Edison Suitcase Home
Edison Home A (partially refinished case)
Edison Home B (banner decal)
VV-XVIII Victrola
Edison Amberola 30
Edison Triumph A

In other rooms:
VV-X Victrola (refinished cabinet)
Edison Fireside A (refinished case)
Edison "Ediphone" shaving machine

Maybe it's time for something other than Victor and Edison

JerryVan wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 11:06 am
Dining Room...

Victor XVIII Electrola
Victor Orthophonic Credenza
Zonophone Parlor
Eldridge Johnson M
Edison Gem, Model D
Edison Tinfoil, Parlor model, (reproduction)
Edison Amberola 1A

If we are going to include dining rooms :

Nicole Frères 8 Air Musical Box, c.1864.
BHA 10 Air "Bells in Vue" Musical Box.
Polyphon Upright Style 104 penny-in-slot Musical Box with 19.5 inch disc storage cabinet, c.1897.
Symphonion Musical Box playing 7.5 inch discs.
Many ceramic musical novelties, mostly by Crown Devon.

Nothing in the kitchen except the cat when hungry.

In my living room are all portables at the moment. They are:

HMV India teak models 101, 102 1nd 118.
1935 Dark Green CCCP / Soviet Portable
Early Decca 130
The all metal 'Winston' portable (I still can't figure out what colour it is)

In the kitchen I have an HMV 130 tabletop and an unpacked / unopened portable gramophone which I purchased a long time ago - so long ago in fact that I have forgotten what it actually is.

There is simply no more space in the gramophone room ...............

My so-called "collection" consists of three models --

A Victor V
A Victor VV-4-40 (missing it's leg stretcher)
A non-branded Paillard portable
They're all in my living room.
Really not much, but there's no room for anything else...

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