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Fellow collectors: I recently picked up this small phonograph on EBay for under 100 bucks - and those who know me know that I really go crazy over the "no-name" talking machines. This one is really neat in that it has wood inlay on the doors and on all the other three sides. Cabinet is very well made - not a cheapo. Slots under the two doors like a Victor. It has a single spring motor needing a good crank to play one side of a 10" record. It has a slotted, not threaded style crank, and a 9 ¾ inch turntable. Metal diaphragm reproducer, pot metal shell (in perfect shape lucky for me) and the reproducer is marked Apollo. No other labels or engravings that I can find. After some minor cleaning, oil, and grease, it plays very well and quite clearly although under-powered of course. Can anyone ID this cutie ??

Looks like a Thorens based on the case.

any pics of the reproducer?

The inlays remind me of this (Thorens).

I think definitely a Swiss machine. I'd guess the reproducer to be quite a bit later- Apollo was a UK make that used Swiss components.