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Picked this up today along with about 60 78's. The condition of the cabinet is outstanding. There are a few small nick here and there, but overall, it looks very good. The motor winds smothly and makes absolutely no noise. Has a Saal Tye E E motor. Reproducer sounds pretty good, but I'll more than likely want to rebuild it. I believe a saw a thread here that addressed which Victrola parts (Victrola 2 and Exhibition) will substitute for the Silvertone. I know it's not the most popular model, but this one is a nice one. "She's a beaut' Clark". There's a very small tag on the back of the machine that says "N.P.C."

It was also a pleasure meeting with one of the forum members in Seattle for a few minutes.. Thanks again, Mike...

Part II..... I also picked up a cabinet (I just liked it) to store records in. Inside, there was never an horizontal shelves. There were only two screw holes on each side of the uppermost part of the cabinet and a cut-out in the bottom. A very worn out packing slip on the back says "Somerset" on one live and "Fairmont" on another. The inside of the door has a posted pacquard that says "Patended April 12th 1904". Any ideas? Sorry to get way off topic there...

It was good to meet you too, Scott. And it plays both vertical and lateral records! Now you need to hunt for some Edison discs!

Scott,
Nice Silvertone you have. A few collectors scoff at these, but I think that they are very nice, well made machines. The cabinet you have can be modified to hold records. I did just that when I first started collecting. I had a wood self made out of Mahogany plywood and stained it. I put in shelf brackets to set the shelf to the right height. I eventually sold it after I found a good original record cabinet.
Harvey Kravitz

I am also a also a Silvertone fan. I believe the tag on the back means that you have a case made by Pooley (sp?). They made a better grade of cabinets than other manufactures. Enjoy! Regards , Johnny

Silvertones are nice machines and they are very well made. There should be a paper label under the turntable that has the model number on it. You can then date it from that by looking at old Sears advertisements and catalogs. I'm guessing this one is about 1920.

The clawfoot cabinet is really nice too. My first thought was that it might have been for sheet music or player piano rolls, but most of those that I have seen have shelves in them. Either way, it's a nice piece.

Phonofreak wrote:Scott,
Nice Silvertone you have. A few collectors scoff at these, but I think that they are very nice, well made machines. The cabinet you have can be modified to hold records. I did just that when I first started collecting. I had a wood self made out of Mahogany plywood and stained it. I put in shelf brackets to set the shelf to the right height. I eventually sold it after I found a good original record cabinet.
Harvey Kravitz

I think I'm going to make a framed shelving unit that I can slide into the cabinet so I don't have to do anything to the inside walls of the cabinet. Both pieces look much better in person. Overall, I'm pretty happy with both.

zenith82 wrote:Silvertones are nice machines and they are very well made. There should be a paper label under the turntable that has the model number on it. You can then date it from that by looking at old Sears advertisements and catalogs. I'm guessing this one is about 1920.

The clawfoot cabinet is really nice too. My first thought was that it might have been for sheet music or player piano rolls, but most of those that I have seen have shelves in them. Either way, it's a nice piece.

No label under the turntable, but based on a pic sent from "NateO" it matches the photo shown from the 1920 catalog.

That is a beaut. My silvertone has a PFC plate which I've been told means Pooley Furniture Co.

estott wrote:That is a beaut. My silvertone has a PFC plate which I've been told means Pooley Furniture Co.

I've looked around on the web and it appears that poolet was one of the premier cabinet makers. No idea what NPC stands for. Still trying to find something on it. The tag looks like it's been there for many many moons, and I can't think of any reason why someone would nail in on, so the search sontinues...