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Victor Model D
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:07 pm
by rgordon939
Can anyone identify this machine. Is it an original Victor Model D, or has it been painted by someone?
Re: Victor Model D
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 11:39 pm
by JohnM
The picture is way too small, but it's definitely not a Victor D.
Re: Victor Model D
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:24 am
by brianu
it doesn't really look like a victor at all.
Re: Victor Model D
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:29 am
by gramophone78
brianu wrote:it doesn't really look like a victor at all.
I agree. The horn does look like a Victor 24B.
Re: Victor Model D
Posted: Sat Oct 19, 2013 8:09 pm
by Fonotone
That looks like the Vernis Martin machine that was sold at Estes Auctions in Ohio this morning for $12K.
Re: Victor Model D
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:29 am
by US PHONO
Just for info: Here a bigger pic from the Estes Auction. Is this a unique piece or are others like this known?
Re: Victor Model D
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 5:57 am
by Fonotone
I'm no expert on either custom cabinets or Vernis Martin finishes, but I suspect it's pretty unique. And the hammer price would seem to have confirmed that. I think most of the customized Douglas cabinets were for Victrolas, weren't they? There were several bidders on the phone, and I believe the phonograph went to one of them. The bidding in the house topped out at about $6K.
Re: Victor Model D
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 6:28 am
by US PHONO
side view
Re: Victor Model D
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 8:56 am
by gramophone78
What a beautiful looking Victor "custom". This is a machine that may have also had a Victor #10 reproducer as a standard part. I thought it was a Brass 24B horn. The selling price clearly dictates it's rarity.
Re: Victor Model D
Posted: Sun Oct 20, 2013 9:15 am
by rgordon939
There was a Victor ID Tag mounted next to the motor and the auction house said it was a model "D". What a price!!!
Rich Gordon