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I am thinking of selling my Brunswick cabinet phonograph. The only model number I can find on it is #201578, but when I try and search for that I haven't found anything.

It plays fine, and I have approx. 55 records. I also have 2 boxes of needles. I am looking for information on how much I should ask for it, and how best to describe it.

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

Karen

Because the value/desire is not very high...under $400 at best. That said, this is not an appraisal site. I would recommend selling it on your local Craigslist. Even then....it will be a tough sale as there are many of these machines from this era on the market and are not high on collectors "want" list.
We also have a "for sale" section on our forum "Yankee Trader". So, if you wish to sell on the forum....place your ad in that section.You will also need to state your location.
As to what to list it as....."A Brunswick phonograph" is just fine.

Best of luck with your sale.

Hi Karen, and Welcome.

That is a lovely oak Brunswick you have there. I had a Brunswick a while back that didn't have a model number anywhere on it, the number
you found may be a serial number as it seems rather long. Perhaps that's a common thing with this manufacturer, maybe someone with some Brunswick expertise can comment on this.

I'd describe it as having an oak case, but other than that there aren't any real special features that pop out at me.
You could describe the reproducer as being able to play Pathé records (by turning the reproducer) as well as regular 78s.

I'd agree with Mr.Gramophone 78 that the value wouldn't be very high. If you're in the high $300's you may be sitting on it for a while.
I`ve sold a few machines at garage sales for a couple hundred dollars. People drive by and see these things and they make an emotional connection and then want it. Not too many people impulse buying on craigslist if you know what I mean.

Good luck.

About all I can add is that because of the horn design, your Brunswick is a fairly early model, probably made around 1918-19.

I recently had a machine like this but the grille was different. I paid $75, cleaned it up and sold it with 2 packs of needles and an album of records for $150. But that was for a fast turn around to get it out of the house.

There's no number on the badge near the speed adjustment? I thought they all would.

Anyway, don't let people fool you, they are good machines. I have one of these, and I truly enjoy it.

P.S. Mine is a 207, but it is in a different finish, has a different grill, and a different horn design.

klfbb2 wrote:I am thinking of selling my Brunswick cabinet phonograph. The only model number I can find on it is #201578, but when I try and search for that I haven't found anything.

It plays fine, and I have approx. 55 records. I also have 2 boxes of needles. I am looking for information on how much I should ask for it, and how best to describe it.

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.

Karen

What does it say inside the silver medallion in the lower left adjacent to the speed control? Those with medallions typically had model numbers stamped into them.

That said, I also own a Brunswick with a rectangular (rather than oval) horn, which pre-dated model numbers (so mine has no medallion), but it had an earlier tone arm with two separate reproducers.

I love mine, whether considered collectible, sought after, prized or not. It plays beautifully and the motor has not given me a moment's grief (unlike the motors of some other phonographs I -- and others -- own).

One other question... when you pull the turntable off the phonograph, is the motor board (the area "directly" under the turntable) metal or wood?