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phonogfp wrote:

Phono-Phan wrote: The Exhibition Jr. reproducer is very rare. I have only come across one in over 30 years of collecting. I have only seen them on Victor R machines.
Does anyone know of any literature or ads detailing the Exhibition Jr. reproducer?

Here are a couple of pages from Victor's 1902 catalog describing the Exhibition Jr. As far as I know, only the Royals were equipped with them from the factory.

George P.

Thanks for posting those images George.
Now I may be wrong here. However,I thought the Ex Junior was the direct descendant of the "New Century". Although, we all know the regular Exhibition morphed from Gibson's NC. The Ex Junior retained the same body size,needle bar,mica, etc.....

Yes, thank you George. That information is quite helpful.
Matt

I'm a little late responding to this discussion.This is a gorgeous machine. It looks like it was sitting in a trunk for many years. I have never seen a finer example. I would check the gaskets with a pick. If they are still pliable, I would leave them alone. If they are hard and brittle like spaghetti, I would change them. When I have to repair a machine like this one, I take all the bad parts and put them in a small baggie with a note for documentation & historical purposes. I got that information from Eric Reiss's book, The Compleat Talking Machine. Congrats on a beautiful machine.
Harvey Kravitz