Interesting Victor Exhibition Reproducer

Website · Post by **FellowCollector** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 8:17 am

Has anyone ever seen a Victor Exhibition reproducer like this one? It appears to be gold plated (although worn) and personalized with initials(?). The needle bar "chuck" also appears to be different from other Exhibition reproducers I have seen.

Jerry B. · Post by **Jerry B.** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:55 am

I've never seen anything like it. Do the initials appear to be applied to the reproducer? Could you take a better photo of the needle bar and chuck? Thanks, it is interesting. Jerry Blais

Website · Post by **FellowCollector** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 11:32 am

Jerry B. wrote:I've never seen anything like it. Do the initials appear to be applied to the reproducer? Could you take a better photo of the needle bar and chuck?

Hi Jerry, Unfortunately, it is not mine. I found this on CL. The price is high for a common VV-IX but the unusual reproducer makes it interesting as I have never seen one like it either. The owner states that the reproducer has "...the owner's initials monogramed to the producer cover also in gold..." Here is the link:

http://longisland.craigslist.org/atd/3925263111.html

If it was closer to me I would buy it just for the reproducer!

Best, Doug

Retrograde · Post by **Retrograde** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 12:12 pm

seems kinda hokey to me (and a little vain).

TinfoilPhono · Post by **TinfoilPhono** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:04 pm

^^^^
Perhaps true, but still highly unusual and for that reason, I think very interesting and worthwhile.

OrthoSean · Post by **OrthoSean** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 1:05 pm

Retrograde wrote:seems kinda hokey to me (and a little vain).

I agree. An IX would never have had Gold fittings to begin with. I do have a thought on this, though. It could have been something made by a jeweler along the lines that would just slip over the original nickel part of an Exhibition. I have an A-R-L attachment that slips right over the outer part of an Exhibition, like a ring, and fits snug for playing Pathé discs, you have to look closely when it's on before you notice the fact that it is basically a cover. It's too hard to really tell from the photo, but it could be just that. I know it doesn't explain the needle bar, which could have just been carefully "adorned" somehow. Notice the thumbscrew is not gold toned.

Just a thought...

The first initial is a "B", is the second a "C" or "S"? I was wondering if this wasn't Bugsy Siegel's!

Sean

FloridaClay · Post by **FloridaClay** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 3:50 pm

It would be interesting to know its history. Another thought is that it might have been special ordered as some sort of presentation piece for someone.

Clay

mcgravy · Post by **mcgravy** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:20 pm

I think Sean is right about the "ring". If you look closely at the edge it appears that there is a joint between the reproducer and "ring" with initials. Just MHO.

m0xiemama · Post by **m0xiemama** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 4:23 pm

Sean, that was my thought too. Some kind of aftermarket piece that slips on.

estott · Post by **estott** » Tue Jul 30, 2013 9:50 pm

Might have started out on some grander machine with gold fittings - soundboxes do get switched around.

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