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Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 1:01 am
by CDBPDX
Just brought home a truck load of old spring motor phonos and found one that has me stumped. It is a very heavy gothic looking Silvertone console. Any info available for this machine? It has some issues but is still quite interesting.
Thanks! CDB
Re: Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 12:25 am
by CDBPDX
So, these pictures have been viewed 90+ times and still no ID for this model. Must be really rare! CDB
Re: Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 1:48 am
by Roaring20s
This dead end is from...
http://gramophone-shop.ru/silvertone-ph ... s-743.html
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James.
Re: Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:22 am
by CDBPDX
This machine plays very nicely in spite of it's shabby appearance. CDB
Re: Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:48 pm
by Lucius1958
Strictly speaking, I wouldn't label the cabinet as 'Gothic': it looks more like the sort of 'Spanish Baroque' that became popular in the Orthophonic era…
Bill
Re: Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 10:40 am
by CDBPDX
That is all I could find, too. Probably worth millions of dollars...
CDB
Re: Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 11:03 am
by OrthoSean
Millions?
Considering most collectors have no interest in console machines because of the amount of space they take up and yours looks pretty grungy, I kind of doubt that!
Something tells me you're joking, but sometimes it's hard to tell.
Sean
Re: Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 12:22 pm
by estott
I'd say the case is supposed to be Jacobean, or maybe Early English - furniture like this is usually oak so the mahogany is a bit jarring. Would have looked nice in a 20's period room. It could be nice again, but you'll easily put more money into this than it is worth.
Re: Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 3:05 pm
by Henry
Definitely not "Gothic." Pointed arches and design emphasis on vertical elements are Gothic traits; this example has neither. I'd call it "Sears Clunky."
Re: Silvertone Gothic Style Console c.1921?
Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:08 pm
by dutchman
I would describe this machine as shrouded by a shoddy magnificance