Report from auction in Breinigsville, PA

[alang]

Went to the auction in Breinigsville, PA Yesterday. It was a long day after driving 3 hours to Wayne in the morning and the auction only starting past 5pm. When I left at 10pm they were just finishing up the auction. Even though attendance was good, bidding was going slow and selling prices were pretty low I thought. Some machines got unsold and many went really cheap. I really regretted not having more space in the house. I brought home three smaller machines, some records and horns and still had a less than happy wife.

Here is the auction listing with most of the achieved selling prices without commission etc.

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Outstanding Collection of Wind-Up Phonographs
Horns - Parts & Cylinders
Sunday, October 12 @ 5:00 pm
Located at the Holiday Inn Conference Center Fogelsville
7736 Adrienne Dr., Breinigsville, PA 18031
Just South of Route 78 off of Route 100


We will be going off & on the catalog periodically to sell parts, records, cylinders, horns, reproducers, paper ephemera and light bulbs.

SALE ORDER
A-1 Madame Hendren Phonograph Doll $75
A-2 Busy Bee Grand, Reproduction Crank and Horn Support Arm $175
A-3 Aretino, Reproduction Crank $125
A-4 Madame Hendren Phonograph Doll, Missing Arm and Crank, but does play $50
A-5 Wicker Console Phonograph unsold
A-6 Columbia Phonograph, Missing Knob, Some Case Damage unsold
A-7 Upright Sonora Phonograph $25
A-8 Phonograph Record Cabinet, Needs Refinishing – Probably Sonora $450
A-9 Columbia Table Top Phonograph $25
A-10 VV 215 Victor Console Phonograph SN 42462 $50
A-11 Edison S 19 Diamond Disc SN 433280 $70
A-12 Busy Bee Cylinder Phonograph w/Original Horn $100
A-13 Symphonion Coin Operated Music Box $1300
A-14 Columbia AG Concert Phonograph $2300
A-15 Standard Model A (bad spring) $100
A-16 Valoretta Child’s Phonograph w/Recods ?
A-17 VV – XIV, Oak Victrola, Needs a spring, SN 218148 $100

B-1 Edison Amberola 1A $1800
B-2 Edison Amberola 1B in Oak $700
B-3 Keen-o-Phone $175
B-4 Victor 10-35 Automatic Changer $200
B-5 Victor Orthophonic Schoolhouse 8-7 $500
B-6 Edison A-250 SN 17 $250
B-7 Crystola w/Glass Horn $175


NOTE - FROM THE MAIN COLLECTION, WE ADDED A REPRODUCTION CRANK FOR #43 EDISON TRIUMPH AND #48 VICTOR MODEL E, #48 ALSO HAS A REPRODUCTION BACK PIECE FOR THE LONG THROAT REPRODUCER, AND FOR #62 VICTOR V - A HORN CLIP & SCREW ARE REPRODUCTIONS

#1. KEYWIND EDISON GEM IN GREEN CASE, SN G114359 W/MODEL B REPORDUCER $350
#2. EDISON MODEL A FIRESIDE W/MAROON FIRESIDE HORN, SN 12066 W/MODEL K REPRODUCER, MANDREL IS LOOSE $475
#3. EDISON STANDARD W/LARGE HORN, SN 535330, W/MODEL H REPRODUCER, 2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT $300
#4. EDISON HOME PHONOGRAPH, SN H195333, W/MODEL H REPRODUCER, 2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT $225
#5. EDISON TRIUMPH PHONOGRAPH W/RAISED PANEL CASE, SN 70382, W/MODEL C REPRODUCER, W/2 & 4 MINUTE REPRODUCER $475
#6. STANDARD MODEL A W/BLUE HORN $300
#7. COLUMBIA Graphophone W/BLACK HORN $400
#8. COLUMBIA OPEN WORKS Cylinder W/SMALL BLACK HORN $275
#9. EDISON SUITCASE HOME W/BANNER DECAL, SN 24936 W/ MODEL C WINGED REPRODUCER $400
#10. EDISON STANDARD, SN 583987, W/MODEL C REPRODUCER W/2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT. $250
#11. COLUMBIA MODEL AT, SN 274005 $150
#12. EDISON GEM, SN G51160, W/MODEL C REPRODUCER, KEYWIND W/BANNER DECAL ON LID. $425
#13. PETER PAN, COMPLETE $120
#14. EDISON STANDARD MODEL D, SN 691904G, W/MODEL C REPRODUCER, W/2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT, NICE STENCILING $300
#15. EDISON STANDARD, 2 LATCH SUITCASE, SN S6103, W/MODEL C WINGED REPRODUCER $450
#16. EDISON BANNER HOME PHONOGRAPH IN MAHOGANY, SN H130157, W/CYGNET BACK BRACKET, MODEL C REPRODUCER, DEALER TAG ON FRONT $1050
#17. EDISON SPRING MOTOR, SN23646, W/NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH CO. CRANK & AUTOMATIC REPRODUCER, BRASS MANDREL, NICE PAINT & STENCILING, VGC $2000
#18. OPEN WORKS COLUMBIA disk, FRONT MOUNT W/ A REPRODUCTION CRANK $325
#19. REAR MOUNT ZONOPHONE small $525
#20. EDISON BANNER TRIUMPH, SN 38794, W/DIAMOND B REPRODUCER & CYGNET BRACKET $600
#21. EDISON HOME PHONOGRAPH, SN 143535, W/MODEL C REPRODUCER & REPEATER ATTACHMENT $775
#22. VICTOR MODEL R, FRONT MOUNT PHONOGRAPH, SN 17189, W/LONGTHROAT EXHIBITION REPRODUCER $575
#23. EDISON FIRESIDE PHONOGRAPH, SN 79037, 2/4 MINUTE COMBINATION, W/MODEL H REPRODUCER $350
#24. EDISON TRIUMPH W/RAISED PANELS, SN 69844, 2/4 MINUTE PLAYER W/MODEL H REPRODUCER, SOME CASE DAMAGE $375
#25. EDISON CONCERT/OPERA, SN 4552, TYPE SM MODEL A, MISSING LID & 1 CORNER MOLDING, SOME PAINT LOSS TO THE BEDPLATE, AS FOUND CONDITION $1200
#26. COLUMBIA BC - 20TH CENTURY, SN 498, SOME STENCILING LOSS. $650
#27. EDISON STANDARD PHONOGRAPH, SN S132449, W/DIAMOND B REPRODUCER, 2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT, HAS HOLES IN FRONT AND REAR OF CASE, DOES NOT HAVE ORIGINAL CRANK. $150
#28. COLUMBIA BF PHONOGRAPH, SN 33642, COMPLETE $325
#29. AMBEROLA, MODEL VIII, SN 2285, WOOD GRAIN $475
#30. VICTOR MODEL II, SN 13573A, REAR MOUNT W/EXHIBITION REPRODUCER, CRACKED REAR BOARD ON CASE $850
#31. IMPERIAL #2 W/BLUE HORN unsold
#32. EDISON BANNER HOME PHONOGRAPH, SN 145561, W/UNMARKED MODEL C REPRODUCER $300
#33. EDISON STANDARD, MODEL D PHONOGRAPH, SN 672349 W/MODEL H REPRODUCER, 2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT, POT METAL BUSHING AT MANDREL IS BAD $250
#34. EDISON BANNER TRIUMPH, SN 39056, MODEL C REPRODUCER $375
#35. EDISON CONCERT PHONOGRAPH W/BANNER DECAL, POLYPHONE ATACHMENT W/2 MODEL B REPRODUCERS, W/BACK HORN BRACKET, MISSING THE LID $4500
#36. EDISON HOME PHONOGRAPH , SN 254317, 2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT W/DIAMOND B REPRODUCER $275
#37. EDISON STANDARD PHONOGRAPH, SN S127383, 2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT W/DIAMOND B REPRODUCER $250
#38. GIRARD LE MINESTREL, W/Pathé REPRODUCERALUMINUM HORN & 2 MANDRELS $1900 (CYLINDERS SOLD SEPARATE) $25 each
#39. GRAPHAPHONE MODEL N, SN 41639 $600
#40. EDISON BANNER HOME PHONOGRAPH, SN H198245, W/2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT & MODEL B DIAMOND REPRODUCER & CYGNET HORN & CRANE $750 (corrected)
#41. EDISON GEM PHONOGRAPH W/BANNER DECAL ON OAK CASE, KEY CRANK & MODEL C REPRODUCER,MISSING PIECE OF VENEER ON THE LID. $400
#42. ZONOPHONE REAR MOUNT PHONOGRAPH W/LARGE BRASS HORN, MISSING 1 CORNER COLUMN ON THE REAR OF THE MACHINE. $1200
#43. EDISON TRIUMPH W/RAISED PANEL CASE, SN 48253, MODEL C REPRODUCER W/ SHAVING ATTACHMENT & REPRODUCTION SQUARED CRANK 400
#44. EDISON FIRESIDE COMBINATION PHONOGRAPH, 2 & 4 MINUTE ATTACHMENT W/MODEL K REPRODUCER & METAL BACK BRACKET, BEAUTIFUL STENCILING, VERY CLEAN $775
#45. GRAPHAPHONE MODEL Q, GOLD PLATED WORKS & CASE TRIM, NEEDS REPAIR ?
#46. EDISON SUITCASE HOME W/BRASSW MANDREL, SN H1015 W/MODEL C REPRODUCER $850
#47. EDISON STANDARD PHONOGRAPH, SN 613983 MISSING LID HARDWARE, REPRODUCER, GOVERNOR WEIGHT & CRANK, PARTS MACHINE $75
#48. VICTOR TALKING MACHINE, MODEL E, SN 47050, FRONT MOUNT W/ LONG THROAT REPRODUCER, REPRODUCTION CRANK $600
#49. EDISON HOME PHONOGRAPH, SN 271903, W/MODEL C REPRODUCER, METAL CYGNET HORN BACK BRACKET $300
#50. VICTOR TALKING MACHINE, TYPE VI, SN 6094, W/EARLY MAHOGANY SPEAR TIP HORN $2100
#51. EDISON TRIUMPH, SN 47061, RAISED PANEL, W/HORIZONTAL CARRIAGE, REPRODUCER ADAPTER AND MODEL H REPRODUCER $450
#52. EDISON BIJOU, COIN OPERARTED GEM, SN G38050, COMPLETE & ORIGINAL W/14” BRASS BELL HORN. 8000
#53. SRTM CO. PRINCESS TABLE TOP PHONOGRAPH W/INTERNAL HORN W/MAESTROPHONE REPRODUCER 275
#54. EDISON BANNER STANDARD PHONOGRAPH, S49765 W/CRANK AND RECORDER, MISSING LID $225
#55. COLUMBIA TYPE C, SN 67406, CLEAN CASE & STENCILING, NEEDS WORK W/COVER $450
#56. EDISON CONCERT, SN 5364 W/AUTOMATIC REPRODUCER W/LETTER FROM 1958 $1400
#57. KOMPACT PORTABLE PHONOGRAPH, MISSING LEATHER HANDLE $140
#58. EDISON MAHOGANY OPERA, SN 1766, TYPE SM MODEL A, CLEAN MACHINE W/ORIGINAL MUSIC MASTER MAHOGANY HORN. $2800
#59. EDISON MAROON GEM W/CASE, MODEL D COMBINATION, SN 351706 W/MODEL K REPRODUCER & RED FIRESIDE HORN, BEAUTIFUL STENCILING $850
#60. COLUMBIA AQ W/ACCESSORY BRASS BVELLED HORN, ORIGINAL CRANK & REPRODUCER $450
#61. EDISON TRIUMPH MODEL D COMBINATION, SN 81659 RAISED PANEL CASE, W/DAIMAOND B REPRODUCER $500
#62. VICTOR PHONOGRAPH, TYPE V, SN 22370 w/Exhibition Reproducer, REPRODUCTION HORN CLIP AND SCREW, DEALER TAG FROM BOSTON, MA, OAK SPEAR-TIP HORN HAS REPAIRABLE DAMAGE $1250
#63. EDISON BANNER HOME PHONOGRAPH, SN H32671, W/MODEL C REPRODUCER AND SHAVER ATTACHMENT. $400
#64. STANDARD MODEL A W/BLUE HORN $325
#65. EDISON DRIP PAN GEM PHONOGRAPH, SN G7469 W/ MODEL C REPRODUCER $500
#66. WIZARD PHONOGRAPH, SN 899, AS FOUND CONDITION, VERY RARE AMERICAN PHONOGRAPH W/RED HORN, NEEDS WORK $650
#67. EDISON TRIUMPH PHONOGRAPH, SN 47413, RAISED PANEL CASE W/MODEL C REPRODUCER AND DECAL ON THE BACK 400
#68. GRAPHAPHONE MODEL AZ W/REPRODUCER & CRANK, CASE NEEDS REPAIR, W/DEALER DECAL ON THE SIDE. $150
#69. EDISON BANNER HOME PHONOGRAPH, SN H203084, 2 & 4 MINUTE PLAYER W/DIAMOND B REPRODUCER $300
#70. EDISON BANNER DECAL TRIUMPH PHONOGRAPH, SN 31832, MODEL C REPRODUCER W/SHAVING ATTACHMENT W/UNUSUAL METAL BAND, HAS ORIGINAL SQUARE CRANK. $475
#71. EDISON BANNER CONCERT PHONOGRAPH W/BOTH SIZE MANDRELLS, CARRIAGE IS FOR THE 2” MANDREL, SN C9962, W/MODEL C REPRODUCER, VERY CLEAN CASE $1450
#72. COLUMBIA HG PHONOGRAPH, THE HOME GRAND, SN 5175, W/ORIGINAL REPRODUCER, CASE AND STENCILING ARE BEAUTIFUL, $4100
#73. EDISON OAK OPERA, TYPE SM, MODEL A, SN 3113 W/OAK CYGNET HORN $3200
#74. VICTOR TALKING MACHINE TYPE A, TRADEMARK, SN 7867, W/ THE NEW CENTURY REPRODUCER $5000
#75. LEVER WIND BERLINER, SN 830, REPRODUCER #J16, ZINC HORN HAS DINGS, CASE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION $9000
VV 8-12 $60

OTHER ITEMS TO BE MIXED IN WITH THE SALE

******* NATIONAL PHONOGRAPH COMPANY "BLACKMAN" REPRODUCER........ $400
Concert Cylinders
Lambert Cylinders
Large Pathé Cylinders,
Columbia 20th Century Cylinders,
Large Variety of Brown Wax Cylinders
2 & 4 Minute Cylinders, Amberola Cylinders
#10 Cygnet Horns
#11 Cygnet Horn
Wood Cygnet Horns
Model C Reproducers
Model D Reproducer
Model H Reproducers
Model R Reproducer $75
Model S Reproducer $175
4 Automatic Reproducers $100 - $200

BETTINI’S MICRO-PHONOGRAPH ATTACHMENT REPRODUCER, TYPE (Nt),
LAST PATENT DATE, DEC. 1892 - (Missing the Spider) $2750
Brass Bell & All Brass Horns
Morning Glory Horns
Berliner Records (whole stack) $650
Oak Record Box for the Berliner Records $350
Suitcase for Cylinders
Cylinder Cabinets
Little Wonder Records in Wood Holder
Edison Diamond Disc Records
Little Wonder Records
Emerson Records
78 RPM Records
Vogue Picture Disc

BERLINER RECORDS
#1826 Father, Speak to Sister Mary Sung by Mr. Dan. W. Quinn, March 26, 1898
#3310 Happy Days in Dixie, Trombone Solo by Mr. Arthur Pryor,
#146 Te Volvi A Ver, Playeed by the Banda Rossa
#612Y Casey as Judge, 1895
#450Y Barry’s Belles of Virginia, 1896
#3449 Mary of Argyle Cornet Solo by Mr. henry Higgins of Sousa’s Band, 1895
#0658N I’se Gwine Back To Dixie by The Brilliant Quartet, 1895
#241Z Polka, Baskin Belles
#640 Pumpernickel As Judge, 1896
#0173W Chime Bells – Home Sweet Home
#1649Z Just Before the Battle Sung By Mr. D.W. Myers
#401W Morning on the Farm by N.R. Wood of Washington, D.C.
#0611F Snokey Mokes, Banjo Solo
#1768 Coronation Sung by Mr. Steve Porter
#681Z Nursery Talk by Russell H.
#029 The Little Mother Waltz Played by The Metropolitan Orchestra

ZONOPHONE RECORD - J9485 Vocal Solo In Old Madrid by Mr. J.J. Fisher
Eldridge Johnson Improved Records (whole stack) $750
Victor Records
Electric Tone Arms including Edison & Victor
1929 Banner & Booklet from the Lights Golden Jubilee
Edison Mazda Lamp Die-Cut Advertising House
Uncle Josh Buys a Victrola in EX. Cond.
Lots of Misc. Phonograph & Babson Bros. Advertising
Victor Record Books
Misc. Needles & Tins
Edison Diamond Disc Motors including an A250 & Victrola Motors

1880'S & 1890'S LIGHT BULBS - EDISON & THOMPSON HOUSTON

PREVIEW WILL BE FROM 3:30 UNTIL 5:00PM ON SALE DAY

NOTE: Stop back for more Photos and Items to be listed. Stop at the Wayne, NJ show in the morning and attend this great Phonograph auction in the afternoon! Only 91 miles away. Most Edison & Columbia phonographs will be sold without the horns, unless pictured with a horn as per the owners request. *All sales are final* *Items are all sold as is, without any guarantee of any kind.

TERMS: Thirteen Percent (13%) Buyer's Premium - Master Card, Visa & Discover Cards Accepted - Discounted to Ten Percent (10%) for Cash or Approved PA Check. All Items must be removed that evening from the conference center.
JOHN PFEIFFER, JR. - AUCTIONEER

[fran604g]

That is an amazing piece of work, thank you, Alang!

It appears that the more common models were quite reasonable to me, especially the Triumphs!

Best,
Fran

[Garret]

Wow. Has the market bottomed out? Was there something substantially wrong with each one of these phonographs?

[alang]

What was really shocking to me that Victrolas and other cabinet machines had a very difficult time attracting any bids at all. There were a few that were not even listed in the catalog that sold towards the end for very little money. A Credenza I think went for $350, another large orthophonic went for under $100. Record cabinets went for as little as $30 or even less. I did not follow all the record sales at the end, but boxes full with nice cylinders went for $25 etc. Maybe there was just too much stuff there?

I did not catch the price for the gold plated Columbia Q, maybe someone else can fill that in?

Thanks
Andreas

[alang]

Wow. Has the market bottomed out? Was there something substantially wrong with each one of these phonographs?

The auctioneer who apparently has some Victrolas and phonographs himself regretted several times that he was not allowed to purchase, that's how low prices were at some times. I had the feeling that the sale of large machines especially was very difficult, which could be caused by several large collections having hit the market more recently. I was especially shocked by how low some Victor horn machines went; a Victor VI with wood horn for $2100, a Victor V with wood horn for $1250, a victor E for $600. Even the coin-op, the trademark and the lever wind Berliner did not bring close to what I had expected. A good time to buy, not a good time to sell...

Andreas

[phonolady]

Thanks so much for this extensive report. It was a great deal of effort on your part just to type all this out.
It certainly looks like there were some great deals for buying, wish we could have been there.

Thanks again,
David and Lerria

[brianu]

I've been to auctions like that. I definitely wouldn't say anything has bottomed out. There was just too much there, especially considering the larger machines and cabinets, and not enough people with enough transportation capacity to buy it. Plus, that noncentral location on a Sunday night certainly couldn't have helped... It's why I couldn't get there at least.

[Henry]

...Plus, that noncentral location on a Sunday night certainly couldn't have helped... It's why I couldn't get there at least.

Whaadaya mean, non-central? Why, it's only a few miles north of Macungie! And not all that far from Emmaus.

Where is "just outside Philadelphia," anyhow? Paoli?

[alang]

Well, I for my part would not have gone if it was in Philadelphia, because I don't like cities and driving in them. I had 2 ½ hours to drive to Wayne anyway, and going through Breinigsville added about half an hour to my return drive. To me that's not so bad. I would assume that most people have to drive to an auction like that anyway, so I'd rather get off the Interstate in a smaller town than in center city traffic.

Andreas

[Bruce]

Thank you for posting the results of this auction.

I guess it is human nature not to go through a little bit of pain (more than an hours drive?) on the risk of good results (not knowing ahead of time that things would sell for so little).

Those of us not so close to all these great auctions look at driving differently. We just drove 8 hours to join the OTAPS crew for their meeting and a great sale.

Bruce